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Pap, mammography, and clinical breast examination screening among women with disabilities: a systematic review.
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- Do people with disabilities experience disparities in cancer care? A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Disability and Participation in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Measuring the efficacy of a four-year longitudinal medical school disabilities curriculum.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening Overuse Among Women With and Without Disability in the U.S. From 2007 to 2016.AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Person-Centered Preventive Health Care: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence and Implementation.AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Adherence to the Risk Management Program for Women With a Genetic Predisposition to Breast Cancer: Real-World Data from a French Multicenter Program.The oncologist · 2024Article
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- Assessing Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening with Pap Test by Disability Types.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024Article
- Assessing Intersectional Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening by Disability Status, Race, and Ethnicity.AJPM focus · 2022Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening Among Patients with Physical Disability.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2022Article
- Implications of Physical Access Barriers for Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Women with Mobility Disability.Journal of disability policy studies · 2022Article
- Barriers to the access of people with disabilities to health services: a scoping review.Revista de saude publica · 2022Article
- Use of Accessible Weight Scales and Examination Tables/Chairs for Patients with Significant Mobility Limitations by Physicians Nationwide.Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety · 2021Article
- Perspectives of Patients with Pre-existing Mobility Disability on the Process of Diagnosing Their Cancer.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Article
- Exploring attitudes about developing cancer among patients with pre-existing mobility disability.Psycho-oncology · 2021Article
- Reduced Mammography Screening for Breast Cancer among Women with Visual Impairment.Ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Physicians' Perceptions Of People With Disability And Their Health Care.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2021Article
- Exploring the Process of Cancer Care for Patients With Pre-Existing Mobility Disability.JCO oncology practice · 2021Article
- Effects of Menopause in Women With Multiple Sclerosis: An Evidence-Based Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Review
- Are There Disparities in Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer Patients with Prior Physical Disability A Path Analysis.Breast care (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch has found some disparities between U.S. women with and without disabilities in receiving clinical preventive services. Substantial differences may also exist within the population of women with disabilities. The current study examined published research on Pap smears, mammography, and clinical breast examinations across disability severity levels among women with disabilities.
methodsInformed by an expert panel, we followed guidelines for systematic literature reviews and searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Cinahl databases. We also reviewed in-depth four disability- or preventive service-relevant journals. Two reviewers independently extracted data from all selected articles.
findingsFive of 74 reviewed publications of met all our inclusion criteria and all five reported data on Pap smears, mammography, and clinical breast examination. Articles classified disability severity groups by functional and/or activity levels. Associations between disability severity and Pap smear use were inconsistent across the publications. Mammography screening fell as disability level increased according to three of the five studies. Results demonstrated modestly lower screening, but also were inconsistent for clinical breast examinations across studies.
conclusionEvidence is inconsistent concerning disparities in these important cancer screening services with increasing disability levels. Published studies used differing methods and definitions, adding to concerns about the evidence for screening disparities rising along with increasing disability. More focused research is required to determine whether significant disparities exist in cancer screening among women with differing disability levels. This information is essential for national and local public health and health care organizations to target interventions to improve care for women with disabilities.
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