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Distance and Transportation Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Rural Community.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Multilevel factors influencing colorectal cancer screening adherence: A systematic literature review.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Rural-Urban Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survivorship Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The oncologist · 2024Pooled it
- Recruiting Rural Patients for Clinical Research: Lessons From a Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2026Trial
- Personalized environmental risk communication and cancer screening intent among rural private well users.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic disparities and reasons for delayed healthcare among U.S. cancer survivors: an All of Us study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Symptom Awareness, and Referral Practices of Primary Care Providers in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer.Population health management · 2026Article
- Associations of Social and Physical Isolation With Material Deprivation and Inadequate Use of Preventive Care in the United States.Annals of family medicine · 2026Article
- Unmet social needs and colorectal cancer testing at 45-49 since the 2021 USPSTF recommendation.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2026Article
- Evaluation of colorectal cancer screening practices in Rhode Island, 2011-2021.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
- Emerging Endorobotic and AI Technologies in Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Review of Design, Validation, and Translational Pathways.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Colorectal Cancer Care Delivery in Rural and Socioeconomically Deprived Areas of Maine.Journal of Maine Medical Center · 2026Article
- When Geography Dictates Care: The Rural Gastroenterology Challenge.ACG case reports journal · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic Disparities and Reasons for Delayed Healthcare Among U.S. Cancer Survivors: An All of Us Study.Research square · 2025Article
- Assessment of Gaps and Inequalities in Cancer Screening at the District Level in Peru.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Building and sustaining restorative community trust and engagement: the Co-Researcher Activation Network.Research involvement and engagement · 2025Article
- Stage at Diagnosis for Common Cancers according to Rurality, Area Deprivation, and Insurance, 2017 to 2021.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Article
- Assessment of Knowledge and Barriers to Colon Cancer Screening Among the General Public in the Qassim Region.Cureus · 2025Article
- Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Screening Modalities among Patients seen at Federally Qualified Health Centers Funded by the United States Health Resources and Services Administration.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
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- Optimizing nursing care for neutropenic patients: a holistic perspective on education, support, and clinical management.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
Rural residents in underserved areas face many barriers to health services, including colonoscopies for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, but rural healthcare providers may assist patients navigating these challenges due to familiarity with local contexts. In 2017 to 2018, we interviewed clinical practitioners and staff (n = 40) at 13 primary care and gastroenterology locations across rural Southern Illinois. We used a semi-structured interview guide that addressed system, provider, and patient levels including domains related to barriers, facilitators, and needs for intervention. This article focuses on 3 main elements related to distance and transportation that emerged from inductive coding. First, providers described long distance travel for care as normalized but not necessarily preferable. Second, they identified and described distance-related challenges specific to CRC screening, and third, providers discussed strategies, mostly related to transportation, they use to navigate those challenges. Finally, they suggested a variety of broader solutions to reduce distance and transportation barriers to screening. Overall, distance to care remains a challenge to increasing CRC screening and contributes to disparities in rural communities. To increase early detection and reduce rural cancer disparities, efforts to increase screening and follow-up must address ways to help patients and providers navigate this distance within their local communities and contexts.
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