What Women Want: Real Time Results During Screening Mammography in the Era of Patient-Experience Driven Care

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Overview

This study explores why patients may want to receive real-time imaging results during a screening mammogram appointment at an MD Anderson breast imaging center. Real-time imaging results means women receive the results of the mammogram right away during the same clinic visit. Information from this study may help researchers better understand patient preferences to enhance patient-experience driven care.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To identify factors that may influence a patient's desire to receive real-time imaging results during their screening mammogram appointment at a breast center. OUTLINE: Participants complete an online questionnaire over 5 minutes regarding information on patient demographics and preferences for receiving real-time appointment imaging results.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Breast Carcinoma

Interventions

Questionnaire AdministrationOTHER

Complete questionnaire

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All female patients scheduled for a screening mammogram at one of our three MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) Breast Imaging Houston Area Location centers * Patient \>= 30 years of age * Able to complete an electronic informed consent for the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients not scheduled for a screening mammogram at one of the three imaging facilities

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Factors that may influence a patient's desire to receive real-time imaging results during their screening mammogram appointment at a breast center

Descriptive analyses will include the characterization of patients and preferences by age, location, patient education level, ethnicity, and patient cancer history.

Time frame: Up to study completion (estimated 2 years)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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