Fibroids and Health Equity: Proceedings from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Research Consensus Panel

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2025

Publication Title

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology

Abstract

While known health care disparities among patients with fibroids exist, there is a lack of research on health equity in this specific population and how it affects patients seeking care and the treatment options offered or ultimately the selection they make. Subject matter experts from interventional radiology, obstetrics and gynecology, epidemiology, public health, and patient advocacy participated in a Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Research Consensus Panel to discuss and to prioritize critical research topics focusing on health equity in patients with uterine fibroids. After topic presentations and discussion of research ideas, the panelists prioritized the following topics: (a) a prospective study evaluating whether the introduction of a standard educational program to patients with low health literacy regarding fibroids improves their scores on standardized patient-reported outcome measures; (b) evaluation of whether a digital-based technology can be effectively used to improve health education and awareness of fibroids; and (c) performance of surveys of patients to understand their barriers to accessing fibroid care and their motivations for selecting different fibroid treatments.

Medical Subject Headings

Female; Humans; Consensus; Health Equity; Health Knowledge; Attitudes; Practice; Health Literacy; Health Services Accessibility; Healthcare Disparities; Leiomyoma/therapy/diagnostic imaging/diagnosis; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Uterine Neoplasms/therapy/diagnostic imaging/diagnosis

PubMed ID

40441431

ePublication

ePub ahead of print

Volume

36

Issue

9

First Page

1389

Last Page

1394

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