AI Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the impact of Angelina Jolie's 2013 prophylactic double mastectomy disclosure on screening mammography rates at a medical institution.
- Researchers analyzed 48,110 screening mammograms conducted over four years to detect any utilization changes using statistical methods.
- The results showed no significant increase in screening rates following Jolie's news, though a flattening trend in utilization was observed in mid-2014.
Article Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to understand the impact on screening mammography at our institution, comparing weekly utilization in the 2 years before and the 2 years after Ms Angelina Jolie disclosed in the New York Times on May 13, 2013, that she had had a prophylactic double mastectomy.
Methods: All 48,110 consecutive screening mammograms conducted at our institution between May 16, 2011, and May 16, 2015, were selected from our electronic medical record system. We used interrupted time series statistical models and graphical methods on utilization data to understand utilization changes before and after Ms Jolie's news.
Results: The graphed trend of weekly screening mammogram utilization failed to show changes around the time of interest. Analytical models and statistical tests also failed to show a step change increase or acceleration of utilization around May 2013. However, graphical and time series analyses showed a flattening of utilization in the middle of 2014.
Conclusions: In our well-powered analysis in a large regional breast imaging center, we found no support for the hypothesis that this celebrity news drove increased screening.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2017.03.016 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!