A scoping review of risk-stratified bowel screening: current evidence, future directions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In this scoping review, we examined the international literature on risk-stratified bowel screening to develop recommendations for future research, practice and policy.

Methods

Six electronic databases were searched from inception to 18 October 2021: Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Forward and backwards citation searches were also undertaken. All relevant literature were included.

Results

After de-deduplication, 3,629 records remained. 3,416 were excluded at the title/abstract screening stage. A further 111 were excluded at full-text screening stage. In total, 102 unique studies were included. Results showed that risk-stratified bowel screening programmes can potenti

SUBMITTER: Cairns JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8934381 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature