Journal article
Adherence to the United States Preventative Services Task Force Female Screening Guidelines: An Internal Medicine Residency Program Experience
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), v 11(7), pp e5127-e5127
12 Jul 2019
PMID: 31523558
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Abstract
Background
Various guidelines exist for female preventative screening tests and medical resident physician adherence to the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines varies. National screening rates for breast cancer and osteoporosis have improved but they are still below the expected target.
Material and methods
Ambulatory medical clinic records of female patients from the period July 2015 to December 2017 were reviewed for breast cancer and osteoporosis screening. Resident performance and commitment with regards to ordering the aforementioned screening tests according to the USPSTF guidelines were compared to the most recent national screening rates for mammograms and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans.
Results
Of the 1327 charts reviewed, 1025 was included in the study. Of the 545 mammograms performed, 93% of them were indicated according to the USPSTF guidelines (P < 0.0001, 95% CI: 125.9-342.0). A total of 480 mammograms were not ordered, of which 6% were indicated and 93.9% were not indicated. Out of a total of 107 DXA scans performed, 88.7% were correctly indicated (P < 0.0001, 95% CI: 37.11-132.9).
Conclusion
Resident physician adherence to the USPSTF screening guidelines for breast cancer and DXA scans were higher than the national and state screening rates. Our well-structured educational project (strong faculty mentorship, resident to patient continuity of care and the reasonable resident-clinic load) resulted in higher screening rates.
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Details
- Title
- Adherence to the United States Preventative Services Task Force Female Screening Guidelines: An Internal Medicine Residency Program Experience
- Creators
- Chikezie K Alvarez - St. Francis Medical CenterJulvet Mbianda - St. Francis Medical CenterMuhammad Nadeem - St. Francis Medical CenterShahryar Anwar Ansari - Seton Hall UniversityAhmed Dirweesh - St. Francis Medical CenterMohammad Arsalan - St. Francis Medical CenterShaikh Fawwad - Seton Hall UniversityVincent A DeBari - St. Francis Medical CenterDonald Christmas - St. Francis Medical CenterSara L Wallach - Seton Hall University
- Publication Details
- Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), v 11(7), pp e5127-e5127
- Publisher
- Cureus
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- General Internal Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000475409800001
- Other Identifier
- 991021962294604721
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