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A Program Evaluation Of A Colon Cancer Screening Program Using At-Home Fecal Immunochemical Tests With Certified Patient Navigators, Candace E. H. Brunk
A Program Evaluation Of A Colon Cancer Screening Program Using At-Home Fecal Immunochemical Tests With Certified Patient Navigators, Candace E. H. Brunk
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in this country, but 33% of these deaths could be prevented by screening. While colonoscopy is an effective screening tool, it is expensive, invasive, and prone to encounter considerable patient resistance. An alternative is to first screen those at-risk using at-home fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits. This study determined factors associated with the return of these kits distributed by Kentucky CancerLink, a non-profit organization, and its affiliates to participants in a colon cancer prevention program.
Objectives: To identify factors associated with: completing a FIT kit, completing the kit with minimal …