ArticleBMC gastroenterology2021
Follow-up colonoscopy after an abnormal stool-based colorectal cancer screening result: analysis of steps in the colonoscopy completion process.
Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03925883 (Predicting and Addressing Colonoscopy in Safety Net Settings), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Predicting and Addressing Colonoscopy in Safety Net Settings
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Patient Navigation to Improve Colonoscopy Completion After an Abnormal Stool Test Result : A Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of internal medicine · 2025Trial
- Evaluating the Reach of a Patient Navigation Program for Follow-up Colonoscopy in a Large Federally Qualified Health Center.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2024Trial
- Time to Cancer Screening Completion Following an SMS Reminder Intervention in a Large Federally Qualified Health Center Network: Secondary Data Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Rates and Timing of Follow-up Colonoscopy After a Positive Stool-Based Test in an Integrated Health System.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
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- Compliance and yield of follow-up colonoscopy after a positive FIT in real-life practice: a university hospital experience.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Adherence to multi-target stool DNA colorectal cancer screening and clinical follow-up in the Hartford HealthCare system.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of Noninvasive Colorectal Cancer Screening in Community Clinics.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Optimizing tracking and completion of follow-up colonoscopy after abnormal stool tests at health systems participating in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Colorectal Cancer Control Program.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Lack of Adherence to Guidelines on Follow-Up Colonoscopy after an Abnormal Stool Occult Blood Test.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2024Article
- A Community-Based Prostate Cancer Screening and Education Program for Asian American Men in Medically Underserved Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Limited English proficiency and reported receipt of colorectal cancer screening among adults 45-75 in 2019 and 2021.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Reach and effectiveness of a centralized navigation program for patients with positive fecal immunochemical tests requiring follow-up colonoscopy.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Commencing colorectal cancer screening at age 45 years in U.S. racial groups.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Colonoscopy Following an Abnormal Fecal Test Result from an Annual Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in a Federally Qualified Health Center.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundDelays in receiving follow-up colonoscopy after an abnormal fecal immunochemical test (FIT) result are associated with increased colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Little is known about patterns of follow-up colonoscopy completion in federally qualified health centers.
methodsWe abstracted the medical records of health center patients, aged 50-75 years, who had an abnormal FIT result between August 5, 2017 and August 4, 2018 (N = 711). We assessed one-year rates of colonoscopy referral, pre-procedure visit completion, colonoscopy completion, and time to colonoscopy; associations between these outcomes and patient characteristics; and reasons for non-completion found in the medical record.
resultsOf the 711 patients with an abnormal FIT result, 90% were referred to colonoscopy, but only 52% completed a pre-procedure visit, and 43% completed a colonoscopy within 1 year. Median time to colonoscopy was 83 days (interquartile range: 52-131 days). Pre-procedure visit and colonoscopy completion rates were relatively low in patients aged 65-75 (vs. 50-64), who were uninsured (vs. insured) or had no clinic visit in the prior year (vs. ≥ 1 clinic visit). Common reasons listed for non-completion were that the patient declined, or the provider could not reach the patient. DISCUSSION: Efforts to improve follow-up colonoscopy rates in health centers might focus on supporting the care transition from primary to specialty gastroenterology care and emphasize care for older uninsured patients and those having no recent clinic visits. Our findings can inform efforts to improve follow-up colonoscopy uptake, reduce time to colonoscopy receipt, and save lives from colorectal cancer.
trial registrationNational Clinical Trial (NCT) Identifier: NCT03925883.
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