Primary care practice-based interventions and their effect on participation in population-based cancer screening programs: a systematic narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To provide a systematic synthesis of primary care practice-based interventions and their effect on participation in population-based cancer screening programs.

Background

Globally, population-based cancer screening programs (bowel, breast, and cervical) have sub-optimal participation rates. Primary healthcare workers (PHCWs) have an important role in facilitating a patient's decision to screen; however, barriers exist to their engagement. It remains unclear how to best optimize the role of PHCWs to increase screening participation.

Methods

A comprehensive search was conducted from January 2010 until November 2023 in the following databases: Medline (OVID), EMBASE, and CINAHL. Data extraction, quality assessment, and synthesis were conducted. Studies were separated

SUBMITTER: Verbunt EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894721 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature