Increasing Cancer Screening: Client Incentives
(2008 Archived Review)
This is an archived summary of the systemic review and Task Force finding published in 2008. Read a summary of the updated review and related Task Force finding.
Incentives are small rewards (e.g., cash or coupons) that encourage people to accept cancer screening. They can be offered alone or in combination with other strategies (e.g., client reminders). The cancer screening review assessed the effectiveness of client incentives when used alone.
Summary of Task Force Recommendations & Findings
The Community Preventive Services Task Force finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of client incentives alone in increasing screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, because no studies qualified for review.
Results from the Systematic Review
No studies addressing client incentives qualified for this systematic review, which examined interventions for increasing screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers.
These findings were based on a systematic review of all available studies, 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.
Supporting Materials
- Analytic framework
[PDF - 410KB] - Evidence Gaps
- Summary evidence table
[PDF - 10KB] - Included Studies [PDF - 17KB]
- Search Strategy
Publications
Baron RC, Rimer BK, Breslow RA, et al. Client-directed interventions to increase community demand for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review. [PDF - 1.05MB] Am J Prev Med 2008;35(1S): S34-55.
Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Recommendations for client- and provider-directed interventions to increase breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening. [PDF - 74KB] Am J Prev Med 2008;35(1S): S21-5.
More Community Guide publications about Cancer Prevention and Control
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. Increasing cancer screening: client incentives (2008 archived review). www.thecommunityguide.org/cancer/screening/client-oriented/incentives_archive.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.
Review completed: July 2008
- Page last reviewed: January 27, 2011
- Page last updated: January 13, 2012
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
