Effect of Mailed Fecal Immunochemical Test Outreach for Patients Newly Eligible for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Introduction Limited data exists on the effectiveness of organized outreach campaigns on CRC screening completion for patients who are newly eligible for such screening. Methods We conducted an analysis of an existing clinical trial dataset of a publicly funded safety-net health system serving low-i...

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Published in:Digestive diseases and sciences 2023-06, Vol.68 (6), p.2315-2317
Main Authors: Burns, Shohei, Wang, Jon, Somsouk, Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemistry
Cancer
Cancer patients
Clinical trials
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms - prevention & control
Comparative analysis
Consent
Diagnosis
Early Detection of Cancer
Feces
Gastroenterology
Health services
Hepatology
Humans
Intervention
Low income groups
Mass Screening
Medical colleges
Medical screening
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Occult Blood
Oncology
Original
Original Article
Postal Service
Primary care
Review boards
Statistical analysis
Transplant Surgery
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Summary:Introduction Limited data exists on the effectiveness of organized outreach campaigns on CRC screening completion for patients who are newly eligible for such screening. Methods We conducted an analysis of an existing clinical trial dataset of a publicly funded safety-net health system serving low-income populations. Results A total of 619 patients aged 50–51 received the outreach intervention and 3108 patients aged greater than 51 years old who had no prior history of FIT testing similarly received the outreach intervention. Patients newly eligible for FIT were more likely to complete a FIT test compared with older patients who had yet to complete a FIT test (58.3% vs 40.5%, p 
ISSN:0163-2116
1573-2568
DOI:10.1007/s10620-023-07925-1