Clement K. Gwede|Steven K. Sutton|Enmanuel A. Chavarria|Liliana Gutierrez|Rania Abdulla|Shannon M. Christy|Diana Lopez|Julian Sánchez|Cathy D. Meade
A culturally and linguistically salient pilot intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening among Latinos receiving care in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Moffitt Cancer Center|University of South Florida|University of South Florida|Moffitt Cancer Center|Moffitt Cancer Center|Moffitt Cancer Center|Moffitt Cancer Center|University of South Florida|Suncoast Hospice Institute|Community Health Center|Moffitt Cancer Center|University of South Florida|Moffitt Cancer Center|University of South Florida
abstract despite established benefits colorectal cancer crc screening underutilized among latinoshispanics conducted pilot 2arm randomized controlled trial evaluating efficacy two intervention conditions crc screening uptake among latinos receiving care community clinics participants n 76 aged 5075 foreignborn preferred receive health information spanish uptodate crc screening participants randomized either culturally linguistically targeted spanishlanguage fotonovela booklet dvd intervention plus fecal immunochemical test fit lcares latinos colorectal cancer awareness research education screening intervention group nontargeted intervention included standard spanishlanguage booklet plus fit comparison group measures assessed sociodemographic variables health literacy crc screening behavior awareness beliefs overall fit uptake 87 exceeding national colorectal cancer roundtables goal 80 2018 lcares intervention group higher fit uptake comparison group 90 versus 83 albeit statistically significant p 0379 lcares intervention group associated greater increases crc awareness p 0046 susceptibility p 0013 contrast cancer worry increased comparison group p 0045 providing educational materials fit kit spanishlanguage preferring latinos receiving care community clinics promising strategy bolster crc screening uptake meet national targets