Systematic Review of Interventions to Increase Stool Blood Colorectal Cancer Screening in African Americans

Siddhartha Roy, Sabrina Dickey, Hsiao-Lan Wang, Alexandria Washington, Randy Polo, Clement K Gwede, John S Luque, Siddhartha Roy, Sabrina Dickey, Hsiao-Lan Wang, Alexandria Washington, Randy Polo, Clement K Gwede, John S Luque

Abstract

African Americans experience colorectal cancer (CRC) related disparities compared to other racial groups in the United States. African Americans are frequently diagnosed with CRC at a later stage, screening is underutilized, and mortality rates are highest in this group. This systematic review focused on intervention studies using stool blood CRC screening among African Americans in primary care and community settings. Given wide accessibility, low cost, and ease of dissemination of stool-based CRC screening tests, this review aims to determine effective interventions to improve participation rates. This systematic review included intervention studies published between January 1, 2000 and March 16, 2019. After reviewing an initial search of 650 studies, 11 studies were eventually included in this review. The included studies were studies conducted in community and clinical settings, using both inreach and outreach strategies to increase CRC screening. For each study, an unadjusted odds ratio (OR) for the CRC screening intervention compared to the control arm was calculated based on the data in each study to report effectiveness. The eleven studies together recruited a total of 3334 participants. The five studies using two-arm experimental designs ranged in effectiveness with ORs ranging from 1.1 to 13.0 using interventions such as mailed reminders, patient navigation, and tailored educational materials. Effective strategies to increase stool blood testing included mailed stool blood tests augmented by patient navigation, tailored educational materials, and follow-up calls or mailings to increase trust in the patient-provider relationship. More studies are needed on stool blood testing interventions to determine effectiveness in this population.

Keywords: African Americans; Cancer screening; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Stool blood tests.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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