Text message reminders increased colorectal cancer screening in a randomized trial with Alaska Native and American Indian people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alaska Native and American Indian people (AN/AIs) have a high incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) and CRC-related mortality. Screening can prevent death from CRC, but screening rates are low in racially and ethnically diverse populations. The authors conducted a randomized controlled trial using text messaging to increase CRC screening among unscreened AN/AIs in a tribal health care system in Anchorage, Alaska.

Methods

The intervention entailed up to 3 text messages sent 1 month apart. The authors randomized 2386 AN/AIs aged 40 to 75 years who were eligible for CRC screening to the intervention or usual-care control conditions. Screening status was ascertained from electronic health records 3 months and 6 months after the last text message. Hazard ratios (HRs) we

SUBMITTER: Muller CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5384860 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature