Key result
Direct-to-patient digital program prompts ~100% of overdue women to request mammograms in a pilot.
Why the study?
Federally qualified health centers serve populations with low cancer screening rates and primary care providers lack time to counsel women and calculate risk scores. A digital health program delivered outside clinical visits could overcome these barriers.
Does the mPATH-Breast digital self-service program improve engagement and mammogram requests among women overdue for screening in an FQHC?
Population
207 English or Spanish-speaking women aged 45 to 75 years at an FQHC in North Carolina
Comparison
Direct-to-patient digital self-service program (mPATH-Breast)
Design
Pilot study
Authors
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May aid screening outreach in FQHCs; leaves open scalability and impact on mammography rates.
Does the mPATH-Breast digital self-service program improve engagement and mammogram requests among women overdue for screening in an FQHC?
A direct-to-patient digital program in an FQHC can facilitate breast cancer risk assessment and mammogram requests, though overall initial engagement rates highlight the need for strategies to increase uptake.
Hultgren et al. (2026) studied this question. A direct-to-patient digital program engaged 24% of women and 100% of those overdue requested mammograms in a federally qualified health center pilot.
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