Publications by authors named "Patricia Soler-Michel"
Would shared decision-making be useful in breast cancer screening programmes? A qualitative study using focus group discussions to gather evidence from French women with different socioeconomic backgrounds.
BMC Public Health
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- Researchers talked to 55 French women to understand their opinions about breast cancer screening and a new online tool for decision-making.* -
- Both groups of women (rich and not so rich) believed that knowing about how serious breast cancer is and the benefits of early detection were really important for getting screened.* -
- Women from wealthier backgrounds felt they could make informed choices and had support from friends, while those from less wealthy backgrounds mentioned group activities helped them, but they also faced challenges like language barriers.*
Background: The detection of cancer in its early latent stages can improve patients' chances of recovery and thereby reduce the overall burden of the disease. Our objectives were to investigate factors (geographic accessibility and deprivation level) affecting mammography screening participation variation and to determine how much geographic variation in participation rates can be explained by spillover effects between adjacent areas, while controlling for covariates.
Methods: Mammography screening participation rates between 2015 and 2016 were calculated by census blocks (CB), for women aged 50-74 years, residing in Lyon metropolitan area.
Mapping Variation in Breast Cancer Screening: Where to Intervene?
Int J Environ Res Public Health
June 2019
Small geographic areas with lower mammography screening participation rates may reflect gaps in screening efforts. Our objective was to use spatial analyses to understand disparities in mammography screening use and to identify factors to increase its uptake in areas that need it in Lyon metropolitan area, France. Data for screened women between the ages of 50 and 74 were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A large proportion of individuals with a positive faecal immunologic test (FIT) will never undergo the recommended colonoscopy despite a full sequence of reminders.
Aims: This prospective study aimed to recruit refractory individuals by a motivational personalised phone call given by a screening physician.
Methods: We evaluated the impact of a motivational phone call given by a physician of the screening organisation in order to convince patients with positive FIT to undergo a colonoscopy.
Objective: Some patients (10 % - 32 %) with a positive guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) do not undergo the recommended colonoscopy. The aim of this study was to compare video capsule endoscopy (VCE) and computed tomography colonography (CTC) in terms of participation rate and detection outcomes when offered to patients with a positive gFOBT who did not undergo the recommended colonoscopy.
Methods: An invitation letter offering CTC or VCE was sent to selected patients after randomization.
Controversies regarding the benefits of breast cancer screening programs have led to the promotion of new strategies taking into account individual preferences, such as decision aid. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a decision aid leaflet on the participation of women invited to participate in a national breast cancer screening program. This Randomized, multicentre, controlled trial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In France, breast cancer screening programme, free of charge for women aged 50-74 years old, coexists with an opportunistic screening and leads to reduction in attendance in the programme. Here, we reported participation in organized and/or opportunistic screening in thirteen French departments.
Population And Methods: We analyzed screening data (organized and/or opportunistic) of 622,382 women aged 51-74 years old invited to perform an organized mammography screening session from 2010 to 2011 in the thirteen French departments.