Increasing Uptake Of Screening For Women's Cancers: A Systematic Review Of Interventions To Increase Attendance At First Invitation
Text reminders and home-based sampling kits significantly boost cancer screening participation, offering practical ways to reach more women.
This UK-focused systematic review of 8 quantitative studies (n=40,326) found moderate evidence that timed appointments, SMS reminders, postal prompts, and self-sampling can improve cancer screening uptake among first-time invitees. Self-sampling emerged as particularly promising, with recommendations for qualitative research to understand uptake mechanisms in this group.
What the study was
- Study design
- Systematic Review (8 quantitative studies)
- Population
- Women newly invited to breast and/or cervical cancer screening (UK)
- Sample size
- 40326
- Category
- Prevention
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Journal of Health Psychology
Why it surfaced
Systematic review on practical public health intervention strategies for cancer screening uptake; limited novelty but actionable for health system design. UK-only scope limits global generalizability.
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