Co-designing a general practice-led intervention and implementation strategy to increase bowel cancer screening through general practice: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Regular screening can reduce the burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) and general practice involvement has been demonstrated to improve screening uptake and CRC outcomes. Our study explores Australian general practice stakeholders' current involvement in supporting organised CRC screening through the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) and their views of the feasibility and applicability of evidence-based intervention components.

Methods

A qualitative study was undertaken using focus groups (n = 12) with 45 participants that included General Practitioners (GPs), practice nurses, practice staff and program support staff from across Australia. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) was used as a guiding framework for deductive thematic

SUBMITTER: Walker S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12577302 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature