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Improving uptake of screening for colorectal cancer: a study on invitation strategies and different test kit use
- Source :
- European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Lippincott Williams And Wilkins, 2015.
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Abstract
- Objective The aim of this study was to compare the uptake of mail-delivered tests for colorectal cancer screening. We assessed the effect of an advance notification letter and a reminder letter, and analysed the proportion of inappropriately handled tests. Materials and methods Fifteen thousand randomly selected residents of Latvia aged 50–74 years were allocated to receive one of three different test systems: either a guaiac faecal occult blood test (gFOBT) or one of two laboratory-based immunochemical tests (FIT) – FOB Gold or OC-Sensor. Half of the target population received an advance notification letter; all nonresponders were sent a reminder letter. Results The uptake of screening was 31.2% for the gFOBT, 44.7% for FOB Gold and 47.4% for the OC-Sensor (odds ratio 0.55; 95% confidence interval 0.51–0.60 for gFOBT vs. FOB Gold; odds ratio 0.90; 95% confidence interval 0.83–0.98 for FOB Gold vs. OC-Sensor). The uptake in the gFOBT group was improved by the advance notification letter (7.7%, P
- Subjects :
- Oncology
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures
Colorectal cancer
Reminder Systems
education
colorectal cancer screening
faecal occult blood test
Specimen Handling
Random Allocation
Internal medicine
medicine
Postal service
Original Articles: Colorectal Cancer
Humans
Postal Service
Early Detection of Cancer
Aged
Random allocation
Gynecology
Hepatology
business.industry
Immunochemistry
Gastroenterology
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
medicine.disease
faecal immunochemical test
Correspondence as Topic
Latvia
advance notification letter
Test (assessment)
Colorectal cancer screening
uptake
Occult Blood
Female
Faecal occult blood test
business
Colorectal Neoplasms
Guaiac
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14735687 and 0954691X
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6507b435da5c0465edfa40da3582ad99