We read with interest Gordon and Yaffe’s letter about our article, “Women’s Acceptance of Overdetection in Breast Cancer Screening: Can We Assess Harm-Benefit Tradeoffs?” We agree with them on some points but disagree on several others.
Australia is one of the first high-income countries to implement primary human papillomavirus (HPV)-based screening, ahead of the USA, UK, Canada and New Zealand. Primary HPV testing has recently become one of the recommended options for cervical screening in the USA, but patients may need [...]
This study aimed to evaluate Australian web-based resources that provide information about the changes to the cervical screening program.
This paper set out to assess different strategies for communicating to older adults about stopping cancer screening. We found that older adults may reduce their screening intention without reporting increased cancer anxiety when clinicians use a more confronting strategy communicating they may not live long [...]
Profound changes were made to the Australian National Cervical Screening Program in December 2017, which included a reduction in the frequency of screening and a new cervical screening test. To explore the attitudes and experiences of health professionals practising in Australia since implementation of these [...]
This paper sought to explore women’s experiences of the renewed National Cervical Screening Program in Australia from the perspective of women who have received different human papillomavirus (HPV) test results. Women aged 25 to 74 are now screened every 5 years with primary HPV screening.
Low back pain is a global health problem. In Mexico it is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions as well as the leading cause of disability. This review provides an overview of the challenges and complexities of managing low back pain in Mexico.
Overuse of diagnostic imaging for patients with low back pain remains common. The underlying beliefs about diagnostic imaging that could drive overuse remain unclear. We synthesised qualitative research that has explored clinician, patient or general public beliefs about diagnostic imaging for low back pain.
This paper aimed to evaluate the effects of information format on intentions to request diagnostic imaging for non-specific low back pain in members of the public. It found that framing information to emphasise potential harms from overdiagnosis reduced intention to request diagnostic imaging for low [...]
The 2018 Lancet Low Back Pain Series, comprising 3 papers written by 31 authors from disparate disciplines and 12 different countries, raised unprecedented awareness of the rising global burden of low back pain partly attributable to poor quality health care. Many people with low back [...]