SynthesisHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2001
Increasing informed uptake and non-uptake of screening: evidence from a systematic review.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Enhancing informed choice to undergo health screening: a systematic review.American journal of health behavior · 2013Pooled it
- A systematic review of decision support needs of parents making child health decisions.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2008Pooled it
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- Randomised controlled trial comparing uptake of NHS Health Check in response to standard letters, risk-personalised letters and telephone invitations.BMC public health · 2019Trial
- Impact of informed-choice invitations on diabetes screening knowledge, attitude and intentions: an analogue study.BMC public health · 2010Trial
- The effect of offering different numbers of colorectal cancer screening test options in a decision aid: a pilot randomized trial.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2008Trial
- Randomised controlled trial of the effect of evidence based information on women's willingness to participate in cervical cancer screening.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2003Trial
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- Improvements in the Effectiveness of Early Detection in Colorectal Cancer with Open-Label Randomised Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Next-Generation Sequencing in Newborn Screening: A Review of Current State.Frontiers in genetics · 2021Review
- An Individualized Approach to Cancer Screening Decisions in Older Adults: A Multilevel Framework.Journal of general internal medicine · 2016Review
- Whole-genome sequencing in newborn screening? A statement on the continued importance of targeted approaches in newborn screening programmes.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2015Article
- A qualitative investigation of non-response in NHS health checks.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2015Article
- Considering consent: a structural equation modelling analysis of factors influencing decisional quality when accepting newborn screening.Journal of inherited metabolic disease · 2014Article
- Parental decision-making and acceptance of newborn bloodspot screening: an exploratory study.PloS one · 2013Article
- Decision Support and the Effectiveness of Web-based Delivery and Information Tailoring for Bowel Cancer Screening: An Exploratory Study.JMIR research protocols · 2012Article
- Aversion to ambiguity regarding medical tests and treatments: measurement, prevalence, and relationship to sociodemographic factors.Journal of health communication · 2009Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
objectiveTo report data relating to the informed uptake of screening tests. SEARCH STRATEGY: Electronic databases, bibliographies and experts were used to identify relevant published and unpublished studies up until August 2000. INCLUSION CRITERIA: RCTs, quasi-RCTs and controlled trials of interventions aimed at increasing the informed uptake of screening. All participants were eligible as defined by the entry criteria of individual programmes. Studies had to report actual uptake and meet three out of four criteria used to define informed uptake. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Relevant studies were identified, data extracted and their validity assessed by two reviewers independently. Outcome data included screening uptake, knowledge, informed decision-making and attitudes to screening. A random-effects model was used to calculate individual relative risks and 95% confidence intervals. MAIN
resultsSix controlled trials (five RCTs and one quasi-RCT), focusing on antenatal and prostate specific antigen screening, were included. All reported risks/benefits of screening and assessed knowledge. Two also assessed decision-making. Two reported risks/benefits to all randomized groups and evaluated different ways of presenting information. Neither found that interventions such as videos, information leaflets with decision trees, or touch screen computers conveyed any additional benefits over well-prepared leaflets.
conclusionsThere is some evidence to suggest that changing the format of informed choice interventions in screening does not alter knowledge, satisfaction or decisions about screening. It is not clear whether informed choice in screening affects uptake. More well-designed RCTs are required and further research should also be directed towards the development of a valid instrument for measuring all components of informed choice in screening.
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