SynthesisPreventive medicine2016
Impact of provider-patient communication on cancer screening adherence: A systematic review.
Synthesis in Preventive medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07261059 (Artificial Intelligence-assisted Integrated Care to Promote Colonoscopy Uptake in China), which is not on this map. Cited by 180 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Artificial Intelligence-assisted Integrated Care to Promote Colonoscopy Uptake in China: a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
180 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV: a systematic review of qualitative studies.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- LDCT uptake and determinants of lung cancer screening in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Evidence of Racial Disparities in the Lung Cancer Screening Process: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Patient Adherence to Screening for Lung Cancer in the US: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Engagement and Factors Associated With Annual Anal Human Papillomavirus Screening Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2025Trial
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- Talking about alcohol to patients (TAP) study: Assessing patient-provider communication of alcohol's breast cancer risks.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Communication and Completion Among Black and Hispanic Primary Care Patients.Research square · 2026Article
- Understanding patient perspectives on breast cancer risk: a qualitative study to inform genetic testing communication in the primary care setting.Journal of community genetics · 2026Article
- Healthcare Utilization and Inequalities in Breast Cancer Early Detection Behaviors Among Women in Türkiye: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Factors associated with participation in colorectal and breast cancer screening among cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Review
- Timing Prompts for Advance Care Planning Discussions and Advance Directive Completion.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Chronic Conditions and Racially Biased Healthcare Experiences Impact Breast Cancer and Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Racial/Ethnic Groups.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Empowering Latino Communities Through the Colorectal Health Research Champions Model: Enhancing Colorectal Cancer Awareness and Screening Advocacy.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention among Latinas in the United States among a Network of Community Health Centers.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026Article
- Factors Associated With Optimal Patient-Clinician Communication Among Cancer Survivors.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- A global scoping review of interventions to increase participation in screening programmes for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer between 2016 and 2025.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Chronic Viral Hepatitis Screening Inequities Across Florida Federally Qualified Health Centers.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- What influences the decision by primary care doctors to recommend cancer screening? A qualitative evidence synthesis.BMJ open · 2026Review
120 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Cancer screening is critical for early detection and a lack of screening is associated with late-stage diagnosis and lower survival rates. The goal of this review was to analyze studies that focused on the role of provider-patient communication in screening behavior for cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer. A comprehensive search was conducted in four online databases between 1992 and 2016. Studies were included when the provider being studied was a primary care provider and the communication was face-to-face. The search resulted in 3252 records for review and 35 articles were included in the review. Studies were divided into three categories: studies comparing recommendation status to screening compliance; studies examining the relationship between communication quality and screening behavior; and intervention studies that used provider communication to improve screening behavior. There is overwhelming evidence that provider recommendation significantly improves screening rates. Studies examining quality of communication are heterogeneous in method, operationalization and results, but suggest giving information and shared decision making had a significant relationship with screening behavior. Intervention studies were similarly heterogeneous and showed positive results of communication interventions on screening behavior. Overall, results suggest that provider recommendation is necessary but not sufficient for optimal adherence to cancer screening guidelines. Quality studies suggest that provider-patient communication is more nuanced than just a simple recommendation. Discussions surrounding the recommendation may have an important bearing on a person's decision to get screened. Research needs to move beyond studies examining recommendations and adherence and focus more on the relationship between communication quality and screening adherence.
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