Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2005):

Effect of e-mail versus postal reminders for mammogram screening.

Full Abstract

A randomized controlled trial was undertaken to measure the efficacy of a patient reminder system for females age 40 - 75 in a Midwestern primary care practice. A subset of the population whose email addresses were known was further randomized to measure the effect of email versus postal reminders. A statistically significant increase in completion rates was observed in the intervention group while no difference was found between the email and postal mail groups.

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Author information

Author/s: Chaudhry, Rajeev (R); Cabanela, Rosa (R); Rahman, Ahmed (A); McMurtry, Erin (E); Leutink, Dorinda (D); Scheitel, Sidna (S); Naessens, James M (JM);

Affiliation: Divisions of Primary Care Internal Medicine and Health Care Policy & Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal: AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium (AMIA Annu Symp Proc), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol (issue ) : pp 879

Dates: Created 2007/01/22; Completed 2007/09/28; Revised 2008/11/20;

PMID: 17238499, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adult Aged Electronic Mail Female Humans

Humans Mammography - utilization Middle Aged Postal Service Reminder Systems

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