During the Spring of 1999, after a delay of approximately four months, the schools in Group 1 were contacted again, so that they could complete a follow-up (delayed) 'post-test'.
Follow-up delay may be affected by knowledge of a malignancy, perceptions of the results as reported in the letter, or access to services [ 6, 7].
Age, health-insurance type, screening method, and screening results were risk factors for follow-up delay.
It would be informative to compare stage distribution between those who had follow-up delay or not.
This study provides additional evidence of follow-up delay and variations in the time to follow up after an abnormal finding.
The follow-up delay among individuals aged 70 or over may be due to reluctance to follow the physician's recommendation to seek diagnostic confirmation or treatment.
These results are consistent with reports from previous studies that cancer screening follow-up delay varies by age and income [ 4, 14- 17].
No business associate will be impressed with ideas for long, if they experience unpredictable follow-up delays in email, phone calls, or delivery commitments.
In the absence of well-established reference standards, one would use other research designs, such as pragmatic criteria (e.g., pain scales), independent expert panels, clinical follow-up (delayed type cross sectional study), standardized protocols or prognostic criteria [ 104].
Many women incorrectly use injections, including starting and stopping the method because of side-effects, missing a follow-up injection or delaying a follow-up injection [ 37].
