ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2017
The Association Between Primary Source of Healthcare Coverage and Colorectal Cancer Screening Among US Veterans.
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- A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Family Health History Platform to Identify and Manage Patients at Increased Risk for Colorectal Cancer.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Trial
- A stepped randomized trial to promote colorectal cancer screening in a nationwide sample of U.S. Veterans.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Trial
- An RCT of Fecal Immunochemical Test Colorectal Cancer Screening in Veterans Without Recent Primary Care.American journal of preventive medicine · 2020Trial
- Is Gaining Housing Associated With Higher Rates of Cancer Screening Among US Veterans Experiencing Homelessness?Annals of family medicine · 2025Article
- Housing Status and Cancer Screening in US Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Legal-involved veterans are less likely to receive guideline-concordant colorectal cancer screening.BMC health services research · 2025Observational
- Serving Those Who Served: Enhancing Colorectal Surgery Care for Veterans.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2025Review
- Lifetime prevalence and correlates of colorectal cancer screening among low-income U.S. Veterans.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Racial Differences in Germline Genetic Testing Completion Among Males With Pancreatic, Breast, or Metastatic Prostate Cancers.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening using the 5As framework: A systematic review of US studies.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Review
- Lung Cancer Screening Among U.S. Military Veterans by Health Status and Race and Ethnicity, 2017-2020: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study.AJPM focus · 2023Article
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- Intervention during wait time: identification and referral of individuals non-adherent for colorectal cancer screening.Emergency cancer care · 2022Article
- Factors Associated With Low-Value Cancer Screenings in the Veterans Health Administration.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Adherence to Follow-up Testing Recommendations in US Veterans Screened for Lung Cancer, 2015-2019.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Advanced neoplasia in Veterans at screening colonoscopy using the National Cancer Institute Risk Assessment Tool.BMC cancer · 2019Article
- Unrelated Death After Colorectal Cancer Screening: Implications for Improving Colonoscopy Referrals.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2019Article
- Cancer Among Women Treated in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is a deadly but largely preventable disease. Screening improves outcomes, but screening rates vary across healthcare coverage models. In the Veterans Health Administration (VA), screening rates are high; however, it is unknown how CRC screening rates compare for Veterans with other types of healthcare coverage.
aimsTo determine whether Veterans with Veteran-status-related coverage (VA, military, TRICARE) have higher rates of CRC screening than Veterans with alternate sources of healthcare coverage.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional analysis of Veterans 50-75 years from the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. We examined CRC screening rates and screening modalities. We performed multivariable logistic regression to identify the role of coverage type, demographics, and clinical factors on screening status.
resultsThe cohort included 22,138 Veterans. Of these, 76.7% reported up-to-date screening. Colonoscopy was the most common screening modality (83.7%). Screening rates were highest among Veterans with Veteran-status-related coverage (82.3%), as was stool-based screening (10.8%). The adjusted odds of up-to-date screening among Veterans with Veteran-status-related coverage were 83% higher than among Veterans with private coverage (adjusted OR = 1.83, 95% CI = 1.52-2.22). Additional predictors of screening included older age, black race, high income, access to medical care, frequent medical visits, and employed or married status.
conclusionsCRC screening rates were highest among Veterans with Veteran-status-related coverage. High CRC screening rates among US Veterans may be related to system-level characteristics of VA and military care. Insight to these system-level characteristics may inform mechanisms to improve CRC screening in non-VA settings.
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