Development of a multilevel intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening in Appalachia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates are lower in Appalachian regions of the United States than in non-Appalachian regions. Given the availability of various screening modalities, there is critical need for culturally relevant interventions addressing multiple socioecological levels to reduce the regional CRC burden. In this report, we describe the development and baseline findings from year 1 of "Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening through Implementation Science (ACCSIS) in Appalachia," a 5-year, National Cancer Institute Cancer Moonshot^SM-funded multilevel intervention (MLI) project to increase screening in Appalachian Kentucky and Ohio primary care clinics.

Methods

Project development was theory-driven and included the establishment of both a

SUBMITTER: Kruse-Diehr AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8136225 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature