The Impact of IT-Based Healthcare Communication on Mammography Screening Utilization among Women in the United States: National Health Interview Survey (2011–2018)

Noof Alabdullatif, Alejandro Arrieta, Lucie Dlugasch and Nan Hu ()
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Noof Alabdullatif: Department of Health Policy and Management, FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Alejandro Arrieta: Department of Health Policy and Management, FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Lucie Dlugasch: Department of Graduate Nursing, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Nan Hu: Department of Biostatistics, FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Miami, FL 33199, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-16

Abstract: Effective patient–provider communication improves mammography utilization. Using information technology (IT) promotes health outcomes. However, there are disparities in access to IT that could contribute to disparities in mammography utilization. This study aims to assess the association between IT-based health care communication and mammography utilization and to evaluate if this effect is modified by race/ethnicity and age. To this end, this study was conducted using the National Health Interview Survey from 2011 to 2018. A total of 94,290 women aged 40 years and older were included. Multiple logistic regression models were used, and odds ratios were reported. The study found that all IT-based healthcare communication strategies were significantly associated with mammography utilization in all years from 2011 to 2018. In 2018, women who looked up health information on the internet, scheduled a medical appointment on the internet, and communicated with providers by email had a significantly higher chance to use mammography ( p ≤ 0.005 for all strategies across all years). White women and women aged 50 years and older benefited the most from IT-based healthcare communication. In conclusion, facilitating access to IT may help increase mammography utilization, which may contribute to eliminating disparities in breast cancer mortality.

Keywords: breast cancer screening; mammography utilization; healthcare communication; information technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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