Interventions to increase uptake in a fecal‐immunochemical test population‐based colorectal cancer screening program: A quasi‐experimental study of first‐time invitees

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 131; no. 7; pp. e35760 - n/a
• Main Authors: Clarke, Nicholas, Mooney, Therese, Gallagher, Pamela, Wagner, Christian, Hanly, Paul, McNamara, Deirdre, Coffey, Hilary, Fitzpatrick, Patricia, Sharp, Linda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2025; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Aged; Cancer; Cancer screening; Colorectal cancer; colorectal cancer screening; Colorectal carcinoma; Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Confidence intervals; Design of experiments; Early Detection of Cancer - methods; Early Detection of Cancer - statistics & numerical data; Experimental design; fecal immunochemical test; Feces - chemistry; Female; Humans; intervention; Ireland - epidemiology; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Medical screening; Middle Aged; Occult Blood; Original; ORIGINAL ARTICLE; participation; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Reminder Systems; Statistical analysis; Subgroups; uptake; Ireland; participation; colorectal cancer screening; intervention; uptake; fecal immunochemical test

Background Many countries have established organized colorectal cancer screening programs because they can reduce mortality and incidence from the disease; however, they rely on high participation rates, which are often suboptimal. This study examined the effectiveness of two reminder interventions...