Clinical Preventive Medicine
Patient Decision Aids for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Decision aids prepare patients to make decisions about healthcare options consistent with their preferences. Helping patients choose among available options for colorectal cancer screening is important because rates are lower than screening for other cancers. This systematic review describes studies evaluating patient decision aids for colorectal cancer screening in average-risk adults and their impact on knowledge, screening intentions, and uptake.Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vulnerable Patients: Promoting Informed and Shared Decisions
Low-income, low-literacy, limited English–proficient populations have low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates and experience poor patient–provider communication and decision-making processes around screening. The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a CRC screening decision aid on screening-related communication and decision making in primary care visits.Lack of Shared Decision Making in Cancer Screening Discussions: Results from a National Survey
Clinicians are encouraged to support patients in achieving shared decision making (SDM) for cancer screening.Aid-Assisted Decision Making and Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Shared decision making (SDM) is a widely recommended yet unproven strategy for increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening uptake. Previous trials of decision aids to increase SDM and CRC screening uptake have yielded mixed results.Effectiveness of a Web-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Patient Decision Aid: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Mixed-Literacy Population
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening reduces mortality yet remains underutilized. Low health literacy may contribute to this underutilization by interfering with patients' ability to understand and receive preventive health services.
