Improving referral compliance after public cholesterol screening
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11040303 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L A Maiman, Wika Matana Nion, N G Hildreth, Ing Ir Andreas Triwiyono, C Cox (0009-0009-6784-9379), P Greenland |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 804-809 |
| Publication date | 1992-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.82.6.804 |
| OpenAlex | W1316721 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 27 |
BACKGROUND. Noncompliance with referral to a physician for retesting and diagnosis is a concern in public cholesterol screening. METHODS. Participants (n = 2109) were referred by a health professional or lay communicator and randomly assigned to a coupon offer, referral reminder letter, or control group. A questionnaire was completed at screening, and a telephone interview was conducted 5 months later. RESULTS. Physician visit rates showed no professional or lay differences. For "no history" subjects, the behavioral interventions were effective compared with controls (coupon = 60.7% and reminder = 57.7% vs control = 46.1%). With professional counseling, only the coupon was effective; for lay counseling, both coupon and reminder yielded higher visit rates. Adjusted for sociodemographics, heart disease risk factors, and health perceptions, the intervention effects remained (professional-coupon offer: odds ratio [OR] = 1.94, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.21, 3.09; professional-reminder letter: OR = 1.04, 95% CI = 0.67, 1.63; lay-coupon offer: OR = 2.52, 95% CI = 1.52, 4.18; and lay-reminder letter: OR = 3.10, 95% CI = 1.83, 5.22). CONCLUSIONS. For unaware participants, lay counselors and referral follow-up efforts tailored to specific cholesterol risk groups are indicated
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| Citations per year | 0.1 |
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| Citation span | 1995 - 2018 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |