Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2018
Effectiveness of reminder strategies on cancer screening adherence: a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Social Media and mHealth Technology for Cancer Screening: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Low follow-up rate after positive prostate cancer screening in southern China: a community-based cross-sectional survey with a prospective component.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lung cancer screening utilization and outcome: a health examination center retrospective study.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring the Acceptability of Text Messages to Inform and Support Shared Decision-making for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Online Panel Survey.JMIR cancer · 2023Article
- Updated epidemiology of gastrointestinal cancers in East Asia.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2023Review
- Using Text Messages and Fotonovelas to Increase Return of Home-Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests: Mixed Methods Evaluation.JMIR cancer · 2023Article
- Does theory of planned behaviour play a role in predicting uptake of colorectal cancer screening? A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of colorectal cancer in Asia.Intestinal research · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundFew randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have evaluated the different recalling approaches for enhancing adherence to faecal immunochemical test (FIT)-based screening.
aimThe authors evaluated the effectiveness of two telecommunication strategies on improving adherence to yearly FIT screening. DESIGN AND
settingA randomised, parallel group trial was performed in a primary care screening practice.
methodThe authors recruited 629 asymptomatic individuals aged 40-70 years with a negative FIT in 2015 to a population-based screening programme. On participation, they were invited to repeat their second round of FIT in 2016, 12 months after the first test. Each participant was randomly assigned to either interactive telephone reminder (
resultsAt 6 months, the cumulative FIT collection rate was 95.1%, 90.4%, and 86.5%, respectively, for the telephone, SMS, and control groups (
conclusionInteractive telephone reminders are effective at securing previously screened subjects to repeat screening 1 year after a negative finding.
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