Cross-sectional survey study of primary care clinics on evidence-based colorectal cancer screening intervention use.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine differences between urban and rural primary care clinics in the use of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening methods and evidence-based interventions to promote CRC screening.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional survey of primary care clinics in Nebraska. Surveys in paper form were sent out and followed up with telephone interviews to nonrespondents. Of the 375 facilities, 263 (70.1%) responded to the survey.

Findings

Over 30% of urban clinics indicated that 80% or more of their patients were meeting the CRC guidelines compared to 18.3% of rural clinics (P = .03). Rural clinics were more likely than urban clinics to prefer the use of colonoscopy alone or in combination with stool tests (P = .02). The most common intervention

SUBMITTER: Watanabe-Galloway S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9108125 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature