Most Safety-Net Breast Biopsy Patients Prefer Delayed Result Release, With Ethnic and Language Differences

In a safety-net breast biopsy cohort, 69.5% of patients preferred delayed release of results until after speaking with a provider. Hispanic/Latino patients (AOR 2.02) and those with non-English preferred language (AOR 2.82) were more likely to defer, while MRI-guided biopsy pati…

• Retrospective cross-sectional study of 838 women undergoing image-guided breast biopsy at a safety-net institution.
• In multivariable analysis, Hispanic/Latino patients (AOR 2.02, 95% CI 1.23-3.32) and those with preferred language other than English (AOR 2.82, 95% CI 1.08-7.43) were more likely to prefer deferred result release.
• Patients undergoing MRI-guided biopsy were less likely to defer (AOR 0.27, 95% CI 0.15-0.50) compared with US-guided biopsy.

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