Reasons for never and intermittent completion of colorectal cancer screening after receiving multiple rounds of mailed fecal tests.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term adherence to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is particularly important for fecal testing. Some U.S. studies report that only 25% of individuals repeat fecal testing annually. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify barriers and facilitators reported by patients with suboptimal screening adherence to refine interventions for starting ongoing adherence to CRC screening. We also explored whether participants, particularly never screeners, would be willing to do a CRC screening blood test.

Methods

Forty-one patients who previously enrolled in the Systems of Support to Increase CRC Screening (SOS) trial were interviewed 4-5 years later. Participants were purposively selected to include men and women with diverse race/ethnicities who had either

SUBMITTER: Green BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5450259 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature