A health app to promote colorectal cancer screening
Mené aux Etats-Unis auprès de 450 patients socio-économiquement défavorisés (âge médian : 57 ans), cet essai évalue, du point de vue du taux de participants ayant bénéficié d'un test de dépistage du cancer colorectal dans les 24 semaines, l'efficacité d'une application numérique pour iPad permettant aux patients de commander un test de dépistage et envoyant automatiquement à ces derniers des messages d'encouragement
What is the problem and what is known about it so far ? Many guidelines recommend that adults older than 50 years be screened for colon cancer. Screening tests can help find cancer earlier and decrease the chance of dying from this disease. Unfortunately, as many as 1 in 3 people do not get screened for colon cancer. There are many reasons for this. Doctors may be too busy to discuss all of the options and answer patients' questions. Some patients may be too embarrassed to be screened or may be against it. Different communication methods and ways of ordering these tests are needed to help increase the number of patients who get screened.
Annals of Internal Medicine , article en libre accès, 2017