Authors
Sally W Vernon, Leona K Bartholomew, Amy McQueen, Judy L Bettencourt, Anthony Greisinger, Sharon P Coan, David Lairson, Wenyaw Chan, ST Hawley, RE Myers
Publication date
2011/6/1
Journal
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
284-299
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Background
There have been few studies of tailored interventions to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.
Purpose
We conducted a randomized trial of a tailored, interactive intervention to increase CRC screening.
Methods
Patients 50–70 years completed a baseline survey, were randomized to one of three groups, and attended a wellness exam after being exposed to a tailored intervention about CRC screening (tailored group), a public web site about CRC screening (web site group), or no intervention (survey-only group). The primary outcome was completion of any recommended CRC screening by 6 months.
Results
There was no statistically significant difference in screening by 6 months: 30%, 31%, and 28% of the survey-only, web site, and tailored groups were screened. Exposure to the tailored intervention was …
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