Patient Adherence to Pap Follow-up Recommendations
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colposcopy completed within 1 year: | |||
| All ages: n/N (%) | 79/112 (71%) | 44/70 (63%) | 62/111 (56%) |
| Age ≥21: n/N (%) | 69/94 (73%) | 38/63 (60%) | 57/99 (57%) |
| Age <21: n/N (%) | 10/18 (56%) | 6/7 (86%) | 5/12 (42%) |
| Colposcopy completed within 90 days: | |||
| All ages: n/N (%) | 51/112 (46%) | 32/70 (46%) | 39/111 (35%) |
| Age ≥21: n/N (%) | 44/94 (47%) | 26/63 (41%) | 36/99 (36%) |
| Age <21: n/N (%) | 7/18 (39%) | 6/7 (86%) | 3/12 (25%) |
| Gynecological treatment of CIN II-III: | |||
| Ever completed: n/N (%) | 6/12 (50%) | 2/5 (40%) | 0/0* |
| Completed within 90 Days: n/N (%) | 4/12 (33%) | 1/5 (20%) | 0/0* |
| Cases seemingly lost to follow-up: | |||
| Cases within the 1 calendar year: n/N (%) | 491/3551 (14%) | 478/5072 (9%) | 570/6161 (9%) |
| Since October 1999, of nonpurged cases (in 50-, 62-, and 74-month periods respectively): n/N (%) | 569/3551 (16%) | 948/5072 (19%) | 1376/6161 (22%) |
| Completion of a follow-up Pap or a colposcopy within subsequent 3 years: | |||
| All patients included, no exclusions: n/N (%) | Unavailable† | 173/203 (85%) | 570/625 (91%) |
| Excluding patients verified lost‡ from DH's Community Health-FQHC system: n/N (%) | Unavailable† | 173/175 (99%) | 570/576 (99%) |
* We first had HPV high-risk reflex testing available to us in March 2005.
† Unavailable under our older database versions.
‡ Patients considered ″lost″ are those not seen anywhere in Denver Health's Hospital and Clinic system after the date targeted for their follow-up.