Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vulnerable Patients: Promoting Informed and Shared Decisions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low-income, low-literacy, limited English-proficient populations have low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates and experience poor patient-provider communication and decision-making processes around screening. The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a CRC screening decision aid on screening-related communication and decision making in primary care visits.

Study design

RCT with data collected from patients at baseline and immediately after the provider encounter.

Setting/participants

Patients aged 50-75 years, due for CRC screening, were recruited from two safety net clinics in North Carolina and New Mexico (data collection, January 2014-September 2015; analysis, 2015).

Intervention

Participants viewed a CRC screening decision aid or

SUBMITTER: Brenner AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5501711 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature