Increasing Cancer Screening: Small Media Targeting Clients

Studies Included in the Evidence Review

Small Media (Breast Cancer)

Bankhead C, Richards SH, Peters TJ, et al. Improving attendance for breast screening among recent non-attenders: a randomised controlled trial of two interventions in primary care. J Med Screen 2001;8(2):99-105.

Bastani R, Marcus A, Maxwell A, et al. Evaluation of an intervention to increase mammography screening in Los Angeles. Prev Med 1994;23:83-90.

Bastani R, Maxwell AE, Bradford C, et al. Tailored risk notification for women with a family history of breast cancer. Prev Med 1999;29(5):355-64.

Champion V, Maraj M, Hui S, et al. Comparison of tailored interventions to increase mammography screening in nonadherent older women. Prev Med 2003;36(2):150-8.

Champion VL, Skinner CS, Menon U, et al. Comparisons of tailored mammography interventions at two months postintervention. Ann Behav Med 2002;24(3):211-8.

Davis T, Berkel H, Arnold C, et al. Intervention to increase mammography utilization in a public hospital. J Gen Intern Med 1998;13(4):230-3.

Dickey L, Petitti D. A patient-held minirecord to promote adult preventive care. J Fam Pract 1992;34(4):457-63.

Dietrich AJ, Duhamel M. Improving geriatric preventive care through a patient-held checklist. Fam Med 1989;21(3):195-8.

Falvo DR, Tippy PK. Comparison of interventions to increase asymptomatic women's use of mammography screening. Health Values 1993;17(1):12-7.

Fox SA, Stein JA, Sockloskie RJ, Ory MG. Targeted mailed materials and the Medicare beneficiary: increasing mammogram screening among the elderly. Am J Public Health 2001;91(1):55-61.

Herman C, Speroff T, Cebul R. Improving compliance with breast cancer screening in older women: results of a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med 1995;155:717-22.

Jibaja-Weiss ML, Volk RJ, Kingery P, et al. Tailored messages for breast and cervical cancer screening of low-income and minority women using medical records data. Patient Educ Couns 2003;50(2):123-32.

Lipkus I, Rimer B, Halabi S, Strigo T. Can tailored interventions increase mammography use among HMO women? Am J Gastroenterol 2000;18(1):1-10.

McCaul KD, Wold KS. The effects of mailed reminders and tailored messages on mammography screening. J Community Health 2002;27(3):181-90.

Mead V, Rhyne R, Wiese W, et al. Impact of environmental patient education on preventive medicine practices. J Fam Pract 1995;40(4):363-9.

Rakowski W, Ehrich B, Goldstein M, et al. Increasing mammography among women aged 40-74 by use of a stage-matched, tailored intervention. Prev Med 1998;27:748-56.

Richards SH, Bankhead C, Peters TJ, et al. Cluster randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two primary care interventions aimed at improving attendance for breast screening. J Med Screen 2001;8(2):91-8.

Rimer BK, Halabi S, Sugg SC, et al. Effects of a mammography decision-making intervention at 12 and 24 months. Am J Prev Med 2002;22(4):247-57.

Rothman A. Attributions of responsibility and persuasion: Increasing mammography utilization among women over 40 with an internally oriented message. Health Psychol 1993;12:29-47.

Seow A, Straughan P, Ng E, et al. Factors determining acceptability of mammography in an Asian population: a study among women in Singapore. Cancer Causes Control 1997;8:771-9.

Skinner C, Strecher V, Hospers H. Physicians' recommendations for mammography: do tailored messages make a difference? Am J Public Health 1994;84(1):43-9.

Small Media (Cervical Cancer)

Byles J, Redman S, Sanson-Fisher R, Boyle C. Effectiveness of two direct-mail strategies to encourage women to have cervical (Pap) smears. Health Promot Int 1995;10(1):5-16.

Byles J, Sanson-Fisher R. Mass mailing campaigns to promote screening for cervical cancer: do they work, and do they continue to work? Aust N Z J Public Health 1996;20(3):254-60.

Dickey L, Petitti D. A patient-held minirecord to promote adult preventive care. J Fam Pract 1992;34(4):457-63.

Dietrich AJ, Duhamel M. Improving geriatric preventive care through a patient-held checklist. Fam Med 1989;21(3):195-8.

Eaker S, Adami HO, Granath F, et al. A large population-based randomized controlled trial to increase attendance at screening for cervical cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004;13(3):346-54.

Jibaja-Weiss ML, Volk RJ, Kingery P, et al. Tailored messages for breast and cervical cancer screening of low-income and minority women using medical records data. Patient Educ Couns 2003;50(2):123-32.

McAvoy B, Raza R. Can health education increase uptake of cervical smear testing among Asian women? Br Med J 1991;302:833-6.

Mead V, Rhyne R, Wiese W, et al. Impact of environmental patient education on preventive medicine practices. J Fam Pract 1995;40(4):363-9.

Mitchell H, Hirst S, Cockburn J, et al. Cervical cancer screening: a comparison of recruitment strategies among older women. Med J Aust 1991;155:79-82.

Rimer B, Conaway M, Lyna P, et al. The impact of tailored interventions on a community health center population. Patient Educ Couns 1999;37(2):125-40.

Taylor VM, Hislop TG, Jackson JC, et al. A randomized controlled trial of interventions to promote cervical cancer screening among Chinese women in North America. J Natl Cancer Inst 2002;94(9):670-7.

Yancey A, Tanjasiri S, Klein M, Tunder J. Increased cancer screening behaviour in women of color by culturally sensitive video exposure. Prev Med 1995;24:142-8.

Small Media (Colorectal Cancer—Fecal Occult Blood Test)

Dickey L, Petitti D. A patient-held minirecord to promote adult preventive care. J Fam Pract 1992;34(4):457-63.

Harris MA, Byles JE, Cockburn J, D'Este C. A general practice-based recruitment strategy for colorectal cancer screening. Aust N Z J Public Health 2000;24(4):441-3.

Hart A, Barone T, Gay S, et al. The effect on compliance of a health education leaflet in colorectal cancer screening in general practice in central England. J Epidemiol Community Health 1997;51:187-91.

Kramish Campbell M, James A, Hudson MA, et al. Improving multiple behaviors for colorectal cancer prevention among African American church members. Health Psychol 2004;23(5):492-502.

Lee C. A randomised controlled trial to motivate worksite fecal occult blood testing. Yonsei Med J 1991;32(2):131-8.

Powe BD. Promoting fecal occult blood testing in rural African American women. Cancer Pract 2002;10(3):139-46.

Pye G, Christie M, Chamberlain J, et al. A comparison of methods for increasing compliance within a general pracititioner based screening project for colorectal cancer and the effect on practitioner workload. J Epidemiol Community Health 1988;42:66-71.