Text messaging and lottery incentive to improve colorectal cancer screening outreach at a community health center: A randomized controlled trial

Efforts to boost colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in underserved populations have been limited by effectiveness and scalability. We evaluate the impact of adding a lottery-based financial incentive to a text messaging program that asks patients to opt-in to receive mailed fecal immunochemical...

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Main Authors: Shivan J. Mehta, Akinbowale Oyalowo, Catherine Reitz, Owen Dean, Timothy McAuliffe, David A. Asch, Chyke A. Doubeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335520300747