Effect of information about the benefits and harms of mammography on women’s decision making: The InforMa randomised controlled trial

María José Pérez-Lacasta, Montserrat Martínez-Alonso, Montse Garcia, Maria Sala, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Pérez, Carmen Vidal, Núria Codern-Bové, Maria Feijoo-Cid, Ana Toledo-Chávarri, Àngels Cardona, Anna Pons, Misericordia Carles, Montserrat Rue and with the InforMa Group

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: Background: In Spain, women invited to breast screening are not usually informed about potential harms of screening. The objective of the InforMa study is to assess the effect of receiving information about the benefits and harms of breast screening on informed choice and other decision-making outcomes, in women approaching the age of invitation to mammography screening. Methods: Two-stage randomised controlled trial. In the first stage, 40 elementary territorial units of the public healthcare system were selected and randomised to intervention or control. In the second stage, women aged 49-50 years were randomly selected. The target sample size was 400 women. Women in the intervention arm received a decision aid (DA) with detailed information on the benefits and harms of screening. Women in the control arm received a standard leaflet that did not mention harms and recommended accepting the invitation to participate in the Breast Cancer Screening Program (BCSP). The primary outcome was informed choice, defined as adequate knowledge and intentions consistent with attitudes. Secondary outcomes included decisional conflict, worry about breast cancer, time perspective, opinions about the DA or the leaflet, and participation in the BCSP. Results: In the intervention group, 23.2% of 203 women made an informed choice compared to only 0.5% of 197 women in the control group (p

Date: 2019
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