Abstract
Medically underserved women in the Greater Denver Metropolitan Area had low rates of routine repeat mammograms in the latter 1990s. “Increasing Mammography Adherence among Medically Underserved Women” was designed to increase annual rescreening among medically underserved populations living in this area. Four community-based organizations collaborated to implement this 5-year study. A culturally modified navigator model including both face-to-face and telephone formats was used to facilitate mammography for African Americans, Latinas, Native Americans, and poor White women who had not been rescreened in more than 18 months. The navigator-implemented intervention was statistically significant at the 0.05 level for increasing rescreening.
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This study was possible due to the dedication and work of the following staff, navigators, and advisory committee members: Marisela Acosta (Navigator), La Clínica Tepeyac; Alice A. Bradley, MA (Advisory Committee), Bradley Consulting; Paula Espinoza, PhD (Advisory Committee), University of Colorado Denver; Susan Gallo, PhD (former Executive Directive), La Clínica Tepeyac; Erin Greene (Navigator), Exempla/Saint Joseph Hospital; Nancy Hernandez (Navigator), La Clínica Tepeyac; Lisa Harjo, BS, MA (Native Sister/Navigator), Native American Cancer Research; Judy Hariton (Project Coordinator), Native American Cancer Research and Exempla/Saint Joseph Hospital; Linda U. Krebs, RN, PhD, AOCN, FAAN (Advisory Committee), University of Colorado Denver, School of Nursing; Rose Lee, BS (Native Sister/Navigator), Native American Cancer Research; Johanna Leyba (former Executive Director), La Clínica Tepeyac; Terri Rattler, BS (Native Sister/Navigator), Native American Cancer Research; and Rosanna Reyes, RN, MPA (former Executive Director), La Clínica Tepeyac. The grant, “Increasing Mammogram Adherence In Minority Women,” was supported by the National Cancer Institute [PI: Burhansstipanov, NCI R25 CA 96540]. Exempla/Saint Joseph Hospital through the assistance of Carl Unrein provided contributions for community events throughout the study.
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Institutional Review Boards (IRB) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Education and Approvals were obtained by all Administrative Study Staff and Navigators from Exempla/Saint Joseph Hospital (IRB #200107) and Denver Health Authority [Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (includes Denver Health and Hospitals/Denver Health Authority) COMIRB #02-809].
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Burhansstipanov, L., Dignan, M.B., Schumacher, A. et al. Breast Screening Navigator Programs within Three Settings that Assist Underserved Women. J Canc Educ 25, 247–252 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-010-0071-4
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