Evaluation of Interventions Intended to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Colorectal cancer screening (CRC) is recommended by all major US medical organizations but remains underused.

Objective

To identify interventions associated with increasing CRC screening rates and their effect sizes.

Data sources

PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, the Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched from January 1, 1996, to August 31, 2017. Key search terms included colorectal cancer and screening.

Study selection

Randomized clinical trials of US-based interventions in clinical settings designed to improve CRC screening test completion in average-risk adults.

Data extraction and synthesis

At least 2 investigators independently extracted data and appraised each study's risk of bias. Where su

SUBMITTER: Dougherty MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583619 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature