Patient-Refined Messaging for a Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: Findings from the PROMPT Study

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM

Jamie H. Thompson^1¹  Gloria D. Coronado^1² 

[1] AltaMed Health Services, Los Angeles, CA (MC, BY, AE, AC)^1;From Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR (GDC, JHT, AFP, DBN, MCL)

关键词: Colon Cancer;    Colorectal Cancer;    Community Health Centers;    Early Detection of Cancer;    Hispanic Americans;    Occult Blood;    Text Messaging;   

DOI  :  10.3122/jabfm.2019.03.180275

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: The American Board of Family Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Background: Improving uptake of colorectal cancer screening has the potential of saving thousands of lives. We compared the effectiveness of automated and live prompts and reminders as part of a mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach program. Design and Methods: Participants were 1767 adults aged 50 to 75 eyars who were not up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening recommendations at a participating community health center clinic. In addition to a mailed FIT kit, participants were randomized to receive (1) a text message prompt and 2 automated phone call reminders (automated condition); (2) up to 3 live call reminders (live condition); or (3) a text message prompt, 2 automated call reminders, and up to 3 live reminders (combined automated plus live condition). We assessed FIT completion rates in each group 6 months following randomization. Key Results: Nearly one-third of participants completed an FIT within 6 months. Compared with adults allocated to the automated condition, FIT completion rates were higher in adults allocated to the live condition (32.3% vs 26.0%; adjusted difference, 6.3 percentage points; 95% CI, 1.1–11.4) and in adults allocated to the combined automated plus live condition (35.7% vs 26.0%; adjusted difference, 9.7 percentage points; 95% CI, 4.4–14.9). The number of kits needed to mail to achieve a completed FIT ranged from 2.8 in the combined automated plus live condition to 3.8 in the automated condition. Conclusions: Among unscreened individuals in this population, live phone call reminders either alone or in combination with automated prompts and reminders outperformed automated approaches alone.

【 授权许可】

CC BY