Table 3.
Mode of invitation | UCD | GU | PHRI | HFH | UMN | WU | UPCI | UU | MCRF | UAB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Direct mail | ||||||||||
Patient registration from health care system | ++ | +++ | ++ | |||||||
Health plan members | ++ | + | ||||||||
Department of Motor Vehicles | ++ | + | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | ||
HCFA - CMS | + | + | + | |||||||
Commercial mailing lists | +++ | +++ | +++ | + | +++ | +++ | ||||
Magazine subscriber lists | + | +++ | ||||||||
Voters’ registration | ++ | +++ | +++ | |||||||
Professional societies | + | + | + | + | + | |||||
AARP | − | + | ++ | ++ | + | |||||
Credit card companies | + | |||||||||
American Cancer Society | + | |||||||||
Other organizations | + | |||||||||
(2) Community outreach | ||||||||||
Health fair | + ** | − | ++ | + | + | − | + | |||
Health system | ++** | + | − | |||||||
Church-based | ++** | + | ++** | + | + | +++ | ||||
Utility bills | − | |||||||||
Union newsletters | + | |||||||||
‘Invite a friend Flyers,’ other referrals from PLCO participants | ++ | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Enrollment seminars | ++** | + | ++** | +++ | +++ | +++ | ||||
(3) Mass media | ||||||||||
Newspapers | − | + | +++ | + | + | + | + | + | ||
TV | − | − | ++ | + | + | + | + | |||
Radio | − | − | ++ | + | + | + | + | + |
“+,” “++,” and “+++” depict the degree to which the method was used, with “+++” indicating a tool that was extensively used. “−” indicates that the method was tried but abandoned due to lack of success or other issues. Screening center abbreviations are defined in Table 1;
Used for minority recruitment only