The Role of Patient-Centeredness in Predicting Compliance with Mammogram Recommendations: An Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey

The Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), a nationally representative data set, was analyzed to investigate the influence of perceived patient-centeredness, physician recommendation of mammograms, and race on adherence to mammogram recommendations. Data from African American, European American, Hispanic, and other female ethnic/racial groups (N = 2179) revealed that a recommendation from a physician to obtain a mammogram was a significant predictor of mammogram behavior (OR = 6.67), while patient-centeredness was not predictive of adherence to mammogram recommendations. Additionally, Latinas reported higher perceptions of patientcenteredness than African Americans and European Americans. Implications are discussed, along with recommendations for future research.