Table 2.
Method of Colorectal Cancer Screening Within 6 Months of Mailing Intervention by Study Group for Full Sample and for Eligible Respondents Only.
| Screening Type* | FIT % (n) |
Education % (n) |
Usual Care % (n) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sample | n=500 | n=499 | n=500 | |
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| No screening performed | 79% (397) | 94% (471) | 94% (472) | |
| Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) | 14% (71) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | |
| Colonoscopy | 6% (30) | 5% (27) | 4% (21) | |
| Guaiac FOBT (gFOBT) | 0% (2) | 0% (1) | 1% (7) | |
| Total Screened (any method) | 21% (103) | 6% (28) | 6% (28) | < .0001 |
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| Eligible Respondents Only | n=71 | n=41 | ||
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| No Screening performed | 8% (6) | 98% (40) | -- | |
| Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) | 90% (64) | 0% (0) | -- | |
| Colonoscopy | 2% (1) | 2% (2) | -- | |
| Guaiac FOBT (gFOBT) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | -- | |
| Total Screened (any method) | 92% (65) | 2% (2) | -- | <.0001 |
*
Screening was classified according to the first test performed in the 6-month follow-up period.