Use of cancer control referrals by 2-1-1 callers: a randomized trial

Matthew W Kreuter, Katherine S Eddens, Kassandra I Alcaraz, Suchitra Rath, Choi Lai, Nikki Caito, Regina Greer, Nikisha Bridges, Jason Q Purnell, Anjanette Wells, Qiang Fu, Colleen Walsh, Erin Eckstein, Julia Griffith, Alissa Nelson, Cicely Paine, Tiffany Aziz, Anne M Roux, Matthew W Kreuter, Katherine S Eddens, Kassandra I Alcaraz, Suchitra Rath, Choi Lai, Nikki Caito, Regina Greer, Nikisha Bridges, Jason Q Purnell, Anjanette Wells, Qiang Fu, Colleen Walsh, Erin Eckstein, Julia Griffith, Alissa Nelson, Cicely Paine, Tiffany Aziz, Anne M Roux

Abstract

Background: Callers to 2-1-1 have greater need for and lesser use of cancer control services than other Americans. Integrating cancer risk assessment and referrals to preventive services into 2-1-1 systems is both feasible and acceptable to callers.

Purpose: To determine whether callers will act on these referrals.

Methods: In a randomized trial, 2-1-1 callers (n=1200) received standard service and those with at least one cancer risk factor or need for screening were assigned to receive verbal referrals only, verbal referrals + a tailored reminder mailed to their home, or verbal referrals + a telephone health coach/navigator. All data were collected from June 2010 to March 2012 and analyzed in March and April 2012.

Results: At 1-month follow-up, callers in the navigator condition were more likely to report having contacted a cancer control referral than those receiving tailored reminders or verbal referrals only (34% vs 24% vs 18%, respectively; n=772, p<0.0001). Compared to verbal referrals only, navigators were particularly effective in getting 2-1-1 callers to contact providers for mammograms (OR=2.10, 95% CI=1.04, 4.22); Paps (OR=2.98, 95% CI=1.18, 7.54); and smoking cessation (OR=2.07, 95% CI=1.14, 3.74).

Conclusions: Given the extensive reach of 2-1-1s and the elevated risk profile of their callers, even modest response rates could have meaningful impact on population health if proactive health referrals were implemented nationally.

Copyright © 2012 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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