Table 2.
Effect of GP-endorsed reminder on attendance for bowel scope screening and response to reminder.
| Attendance at BSS |
Response to reminder |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| Group | ||||
| Standard letter | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| GP-endorsed letter | 1.35 (0.72, 2.51) | 1.30 (0.69, 2.43) | 1.11 (0.66, 1.86) | 1.07 (0.63, 1.79) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Female | 1.25 (0.67, 2.33) | 1.43 (0.85, 2.42) | ||
| IMD quintile | ||||
| 1 (low deprivation) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 2 | 0.49 (0.18, 1.30) | 0.61 (0.27, 1.35) | ||
| 3 | 0.50 (0.19, 1.35) | 0.58 (0.25, 1.36) | ||
| 4 | 0.23 (0.07, 0.78)* | 0.30 (0.11, 0.82)* | ||
| 5 (high deprivation) | 0.59 (0.21, 1.65) | 0.85 (0.36, 2.01) | ||
| CCG | ||||
| Brent | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Harrow | 0.66 (0.24, 1.80) | 0.95 (0.42, 2.13) | ||
| Hillingdon | 0.91 (0.41, 2.01) | 0.95 (0.48, 1.87) | ||
| Time since first invitation | ||||
| 14–17 months | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 18–21 months | 0.73 (0.32, 1.66) | 0.75 (0.43, 1.31) | ||
| 22+ months | 0.47 (0.12, 1.83) | 0.37 (0.15, 0.93)* | ||
OR = odds ratio; CI=confidence interval *P < 0.05; IMD = index of multiple deprivation; CCG = clinical commissioning group.