Hoare T, Thomas C, Biggs A, Booth M, Bradley S, Friedman E
Centre for Cancer Epidemiology, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Withington, Manchester.
J Public Health Med. 1994 Jun;16(2):179-85. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a042954.
This study investigates the effectiveness of a linkworker intervention, giving encouragement and explanations about breast screening, on the subsequent attendance for screening by 'Asian' women. The control group received no visits. The study population comprised all women with Asian names, from a batch of general practices where high proportions of patients were Asian, who were invited for screening. It was found that 59 per cent of the intervention group could be contacted by linkworkers. No difference in attendance was found between the intervention and control groups (49 per cent and 47 per cent). Twenty-five per cent of women were permanently or temporarily not resident at the invitation address. Attendance for screening was related to length of stay in the United Kingdom. This type of intervention was not a successful strategy for promoting uptake by Asian women, and indicates that it is essential to evaluate rigorously projects with such objectives.
本研究调查了联络人员干预措施（就乳腺筛查给予鼓励和解释）对后续“亚洲”女性参加筛查的有效性。对照组未接受家访。研究人群包括一批亚裔患者比例较高的普通诊所中所有姓名为亚洲风格且被邀请参加筛查的女性。结果发现，联络人员能够联系到干预组中59%的女性。干预组和对照组的筛查参与率没有差异（分别为49%和47%）。25%的女性永久或暂时不住在邀请地址。筛查参与率与在英国的居住时长有关。这种干预措施并不是促进亚洲女性接受筛查的成功策略，这表明对有此类目标的项目进行严格评估至关重要。
