Cancer Prevention & Control, Client-oriented Screening Interventions: Client Incentives
Client incentives are small, non-coercive rewards (e.g., cash or coupons) that aim to motivate people to seek cancer screening for themselves or to encourage others (e.g., family members, close friends) to seek screening. Incentives are distinct from interventions designed to improve access to services (e.g., transportation, child care, reducing client out-of-pocket costs).
Summary of Task Force Recommendations & Findings
The Community Preventive Services Task Force finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of using client incentives to increase screening for breast, cervical, or colorectal cancers because only one study for breast cancer and no studies for cervical and colorectal cancers qualified for review.
Task Force Finding & Rationale Statement
The Task Force recommendation was made in July 2010. It is based on evidence from a previously completed review (search period 1966-2004) and an updated review (search period 2004-2008). Updates of reviews are conducted to incorporate more recent evidence.
These reviews were conducted on behalf of the Task Force by a team of specialists in systematic review methods, and in research, practice and policy related to cancer prevention and control. Please subscribe to be notified as new materials on this topic become available.
Read a summary of findings from the previous review or visit the Cancer Prevention and Control section of our publications page to access the complete articles.
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.
Sample Citation
The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation:
Guide to Community Preventive Services. Cancer prevention & control, client-oriented screening interventions: client incentives (abbreviated).
www.thecommunityguide.org/cancer/screening/client-oriented/incentives.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.
Review completed: July 2010
- Page last reviewed: June 15, 2011
- Page last updated: January 12, 2012
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
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