General populations' preferences for colorectal cancer screening: rationale and protocol for the discrete choice experiment in the SIGMO study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Germany, the organised colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programme includes the immunologic faecal occult blood test and colonoscopy. The sigmoidoscopy is recommended for individuals rejecting colonoscopy but is not included into the screening programme. To examine whether the evidence based sigmoidoscopy should be additionally offered, the first objective of this study is to evaluate the demand for sigmoidoscopy by analysing the German general populations' preferences for CRC screening.

Methods and analysis

Preference data will be collected using a discrete choice experiment (DCE). Identification and selection of the attributes and their levels will be supported by evidence resulting from a systematic literature search and focus groups. An efficient, fractio

SUBMITTER: Brinkmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7825272 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature