Adaptation of colorectal cancer screening tailored navigation content for American Indian communities and early results using the intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

American Indians (AI) experience major colorectal cancer (CRC) screening disparities with commensurate inequity in CRC mortality and other outcomes. The purpose of this report is to describe the methods and early results of adapting a previously successful intervention for the AI community.

Methods

The educational content and delivery strategy of the parent intervention were adapted for AIs guided by an adaptation framework and cultural consultations with the community and clinicians. As part of the environmental scanning, we identified the need to substantively revise our data entry, collection, and tracking system and develop a REDCap database for this purpose. In this study, we staggered the implementation of the intervention in each facility to inform the proc

SUBMITTER: Menon U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8795961 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature