Improving participation in colorectal cancer screening: Targets for action

Abstract Objective Our aim was to determine whether physician-related factors influenced patient participation in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs and to identify patient characteristics associated with lower participation in order to facilitate the development of targeted actions to impro...

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Published in:Preventive medicine 2012-11, Vol.55 (5), p.488-492
Main Authors: Le Breton, Julien, Journy, Neige, Attali, Claude, Le Corvoisier, Philippe, Brixi, Zahida, Bastuji-Garin, Sylvie, Chevreul, Karine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal Neoplasms - prevention & control
Confidence intervals
Deprived areas
Female
France
General Practice
Health Policy
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Mass Screening - utilization
Men
Middle Aged
Multilevel modeling
Multivariate Analysis
Occult Blood
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Patient participation
Physician-Patient Relations
Practice Patterns, Physicians
Public health policy
Retrospective Studies
Screening
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:Abstract Objective Our aim was to determine whether physician-related factors influenced patient participation in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs and to identify patient characteristics associated with lower participation in order to facilitate the development of targeted actions to improve participation. Method A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a French department during its first CRC screening campaign from June 2007 to May 2010. Data for 157,766 patients followed by 903 general practitioners (GPs) were analyzed. Patient participation was assessed using multilevel logistic modeling. Results The overall participation rate was 30% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 29.8–30.2) and varied across the 903 GPs from 0% to 75.5% (median, 30; interquartile range, 24–35). Inter-GP variance explained only 5.5% of the participation rate variance. Participation was significantly lower in males (odds ratio [OR], 0.79; 95% CI, 0.78–0.91), the youngest age group (55–59 years, OR, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.58–0.63), and patients living in socioeconomically deprived areas (OR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.77–0.87). Conclusion Targeted actions to improve CRC screening participation should focus on patients younger than 60 years, males, and individuals living in deprived areas. Actions to enhance the influence of GPs on patient participation should be directed to the overall population of GPs.
ISSN:0091-7435
1096-0260
DOI:10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.08.004