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SynthesisAmerican journal of health behavior2013

Enhancing informed choice to undergo health screening: a systematic review.

Barbara Bowles Biesecker, Marc D Schwartz, Theresa M Marteau

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in American journal of health behavior, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Editorial: Social Inequality in Cancer Screening.Frontiers in public health · 2022
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  9. How narratives influence colorectal cancer screening decision making and uptake: A realist review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2019
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  17. Beyond the mammography debate: a moderate perspective.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Barbara Bowles BieseckerSocial and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA. barbarab@mail.nih.gov
Marc D Schwartz
Theresa M Marteau

Funding

Intramural NIH HHS Z99 HG999999Intramural NIH HHS Z99 HL999999Intramural NIH HHS Z99 MH999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the effectiveness of health screening interventions aimed at enhancing informed choice.

methodsStudies were selected if (1) they were randomized controlled trials conducted between January 1, 2000, and March 30, 2010, (2) participants in one arm underwent a prescreening intervention aimed at improving informed choice, and (3) informed choice was the primary outcome.

resultsEight studies that met the inclusion criteria involved screening for prostate, colorectal and breast cancer, and diabetes. Five of the 8 prescreening interventions led to greater informed choice.

conclusionsWith researchers mindful of the limited number of studies, findings were encouraging, but conclusions regarding the most effective ways of facilitating informed choice for screening are at best tentative.

Indexed as

Choice BehaviorHealth EducationHumansMass ScreeningRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Identifiers

PMID23985182
PMCPMC3761400

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