Using Text Messages and Fotonovelas to Increase Return of Home-Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests: Mixed Methods Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is currently the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States; however, it is mostly preventable with appropriate screening and is often treatable when detected at early stages. Many patients enrolled in an urban Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) clinic were found to be past due for CRC screening.

Objective

This study described a quality improvement (QI) project to improve CRC screening rates. This project used bidirectional texting with fotonovela comics and natural language understanding (NLU) to encourage patients to mail fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits back to the FQHC.

Methods

The FQHC mailed FIT kits to 11,000 unscreened patients in July 2021. Consistent with the usual care, all patients receiv

SUBMITTER: Levitz CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131942 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature