ArticlePreventing chronic disease2014
Designing audience-centered interactive voice response messages to promote cancer screenings among low-income Latinas.
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A Sustainable Approach to Increasing Cancer Screening
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sociocultural factors influencing women's adherence to colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Information needs for cancer screening and associated factors of information-seeking behaviour: a qualitative systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Variation in Cervical Cancer Screening Preferences among Medically Underserved Individuals in the United States: A Systematic Review.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2020Pooled it
- What do people fear about cancer? A systematic review and meta-synthesis of cancer fears in the general population.Psycho-oncology · 2017Pooled it
- Automated telephone communication systems for preventive healthcare and management of long-term conditions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Implementation of an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage among HPV positive women with HPV-self-collection (ATICA study): post-implementation evaluation from the women's perspective.BMC women's health · 2023Trial
- Embedding community-engaged research principles in implementation science: The implementation science center for cancer control equity.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2023Article
- Developing a culturally tailored short message service (SMS) intervention for improving the uptake of cervical cancer screening among Ghanaian women in urban communities.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Implementation of an Interactive Voice Response System for Cancer Awareness in Uganda: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Article
- A Mobile Health Breast Cancer Educational and Screening Intervention Tailored for Low-Income, Uninsured Latina Immigrants.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Breast Cancer Fear Among Mexican American Women in the United States.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2020Article
- Clients' perceptions and experiences of targeted digital communication accessible via mobile devices for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Review
- Multilevel Intervention Raises Latina Participation in Mammography Screening: Findings from ¡Fortaleza Latina!Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2016Article
- Assessment of an interactive voice response system for identifying falls in a statewide sample of older adults.Preventive medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
introductionCancer screening rates among Latinas are suboptimal. The objective of this study was to explore how Latinas perceive cancer screening and the use and design of interactive voice response (IVR) messages to prompt scheduling of 1 or more needed screenings.
methodsSeven focus groups were conducted with Latina community health center patients (n = 40) in need of 1 or more cancer screenings: 5 groups were of women in need of 1 cancer screening (breast, cervical, or colorectal), and 2 groups were of women in need of multiple screenings. A bilingual researcher conducted all focus groups in Spanish using a semistructured guide. Focus groups were recorded, transcribed, and translated into English for analysis. Emergent themes were identified by using thematic content analysis.
resultsParticipants were familiar with cancer screening and viewed it positively, although barriers to screening were identified (unaware overdue for screening, lack of physician referral, lack of insurance or insufficient insurance coverage, embarrassment or fear of screening procedures, fear of screening outcomes). Women needing multiple screenings voiced more concern about screening procedures, whereas women in need of a single screening expressed greater worry about the screening outcome. Participants were receptive to receiving IVR messages and believed that culturally appropriate messages that specified needed screenings while emphasizing the benefit of preventive screening would motivate them to schedule needed screenings.
conclusionParticipants' receptiveness to IVR messages suggests that these messages may be an acceptable strategy to promote cancer screening among underserved Latina patients. Additional research is needed to determine the effectiveness of IVR messages in promoting completion of cancer screening.
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