ArticleAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP2018
Colorectal Cancer Screening Completion Among Individuals With and Without Mental Illnesses: A Comparison of 2 Screening Methods.
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- Barriers to cancer screening uptake and approaches to overcome them: a systematic literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Disability and Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Pooled it
- A Descriptive Thematic Review of Barriers, Facilitators, and Recommendations for Cancer Screening Uptake Among Community Dwelling Adults with Mental Ill-Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
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- Using psychological interventions in the nursing care of rectal cancer patients.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Preventive Service Use Among People With and Without Serious Mental Illnesses.American journal of preventive medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeCancer mortality is worse among people with psychiatric disorders. The purpose of this study was to compare facilitators and rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening between people with and without mental illnesses.
designWe conducted a secondary analysis using data from a general population cohort study (N = 92 445) that assessed effects of 2 types of CRC screening test kits-guaiac fecal occult blood testing (gFOBT) and fecal immunochemical testing (FIT)-on CRC screening completion.
settingThe setting was a health system that served approximately 485 000 members in urban and suburban Oregon and Washington.
participantsParticipants were health system members, categorized by mental illness diagnosis (psychotic disorders, non-psychotic unipolar depression, and no mental illness), who were age-eligible, at average risk of CRC, and were at least 366 days past their last gFOBT with no evidence of other CRC screening. MEASURES: The outcome was time until completion of CRC screening. ANALYSIS: We used Cox proportional hazard models.
resultsFIT reduced CRC screening barriers for all the groups. Compared to people without mental illness diagnoses, those with psychotic disorders were equally likely to screen using FIT (hazard ratio [HR] = .95, p = .679) and those with depression were more likely (HR = 1.17, p = .006).
conclusionsFIT can improve CRC screening rates among people with mental illnesses, particularly depression.
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