Is Promotion of Fecal Immunochemical Testing "FIT" to Address COVID-19 Disruptions to Colorectal Cancer Screening?
Is Promotion of Fecal Immunochemical Testing "FIT" to Address COVID-19 Disruptions to Colorectal Cancer Screening?
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DOI:
10.1053/j.gastro.2021.11.030
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发表时间:
2022-05
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影响因子:
29.4
通讯作者:
Gupta S
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作者:
Trivedi M;Gupta S
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted colorectal cancer (CRC) screening participation. Strategies to mitigate the impact of COVID on CRC outcomes are needed. Issaka et al used a simulation model to study potential impact of active promotion of fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) on screening uptake and outcomes. A FIT promotion strategy was selected because mailed FIT outreach has been shown consistently to increase screening uptake in randomized trials; some health systems have successfully used mailed FIT outreach to increase screening participation, indicating that this strategy is feasible and effective.The model considered the impact of 4 scenarios of screening participation over a 3-year time horizon, with the number of people screened and CRCs detected as the primary outcomes. The scenarios varied the duration of COVID-related screening disruptions and the extent to which FIT was actively promoted to mitigate disruptions, and were compared to a baseline scenario in which high prepandemic screening participation rates were sustained as if the pandemic had not occurred. Alternate scenarios modelled were (1) early time to partial recovery of screening participation to 62% of prepandemic levels over 3 years (scenario 1);(2) a prolonged time to partial recovery of screening to 57% of prepandemic levels over 3 years (scenario 2);(3) early time to partial recovery to 75% of prepandemic levels over 3 years by modeling increased FIT promotion and participation (scenario 3); and (4) a prolonged time to partial recovery of screening to 71% of prepandemic levels over 3 years by modeling increased FIT (scenario 4). The estimate of increased FIT participation was based on results from a well-established usual care FIT outreach program.