A Patient Portal-Based Commitment Device to Improve Adherence with Screening for Colorectal Cancer: a Retrospective Observational Study

Background Despite significant investment in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, 40% of US adults are not up-to-date. Commitment devices, which are psychologically tailored approaches to enforce health goals, may be an effective method to increase CRC screening. Objective Compare the effectiveness of...

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Published in:Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM 2021-04, Vol.36 (4), p.952-960
Main Authors: Hahn, Erin E., Baecker, Aileen, Shen, Ernest, Haupt, Eric C., Wakach, Wahid, Ahuja, Andre, Imley, Tracy M., Gould, Michael K., Kanter, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal carcinoma
Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology
Confidence intervals
Design standards
Early Detection of Cancer
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Mass Screening
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Observational studies
Occult Blood
Original Research
Patient Portals
Screening
Statistical analysis
Web portals
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Summary:Background Despite significant investment in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, 40% of US adults are not up-to-date. Commitment devices, which are psychologically tailored approaches to enforce health goals, may be an effective method to increase CRC screening. Objective Compare the effectiveness of a commitment device (patient self-ordering fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits) to standard CRC screening outreach. Design A retrospective observational study. Participants Participants were > 49 years and
ISSN:0884-8734
1525-1497
DOI:10.1007/s11606-020-06392-y