Systems intervention to promote colon cancer screening in safety net settings: protocol for a community-based participatory randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality. Screening can be effective but is underutilized. System- or multi-level interventions could be effective at increasing screening, but most have been implemented and evaluated in higher-resource settings such as health maintenance organizations. Given the disparities evident for colorectal cancer and the potential for screening to improve outcomes, there is a need to expand this work to include diverse settings, including those who treat economically disadvantaged patients. This paper describes the study protocol for a trial designed to increase colorectal cancer screening in those 'safety-net' health centers that serve underinsured and uninsured patients. This trial was designed and is being implemented using a co

SUBMITTER: James AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3674918 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature