- By FYH News Team
[ad_1]
. 2022 May 6;15404153221098950.
doi: 10.1177/15404153221098950.
Online ahead of print.
Affiliations
Affiliations
- 1 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, 37316Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
- 2 Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, 37316Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
- 3 Department of Family and Community Medicine, 158161Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Population Health MSC31015, El Paso, TX, USA.
- 4 Department of Internal Medicine, 37316Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
- 5 Department of Population Health, 21976Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Item in Clipboard
Jennifer C Molokwu et al.
Hisp Health Care Int.
.
Display options
Format
. 2022 May 6;15404153221098950.
doi: 10.1177/15404153221098950.
Online ahead of print.
Affiliations
- 1 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, 37316Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
- 2 Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, 37316Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
- 3 Department of Family and Community Medicine, 158161Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Population Health MSC31015, El Paso, TX, USA.
- 4 Department of Internal Medicine, 37316Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
- 5 Department of Population Health, 21976Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Item in Clipboard
Display options
Format
Abstract
Hispanic women have the highest rates of incident cervical cancer in the United States (U.S.) and are 1.9 times more likely to die from cervical cancer than non-Hispanic Whites. Objective: Assess the impact of text message reminders on cervical cancer screening attendance and completion. Design: Pragmatic non-randomized study design using propensity matched analysis. Setting: Community-dwelling low-income females in the U.S./Mexico border community. A total of 2,255 mainly Hispanic females aged 21-65. Methods: Text message reminders in addition to usual care (telephone call reminders). Results: After adjusting for significant factors and propensity score matching, individuals in the text reminder group had 11% lower screening incidence than individuals without text reminders (risk difference [RD] = -0.11, 95% CI: -0.16, -0.05; p < .001). Conclusion: Participants with text reminders were less likely to complete cervical screening than usual practice in a predominantly Hispanic population. Our study demonstrates that reminders’ content rather than method may be vital to improving our population’s cancer screening rates.
Keywords:
Cervical cancer screening; Hispanic females; Pap smear reminder; text message reminders.
[ad_2]
Source link
Trending Topics
Features
- Drive Toolkit
Download and distribute powerful vaccination QI resources for your community.
- Health Champions
Sign up now to support health equity and sustainable health outcomes in your community.
- Cancer Early Detection
MCED tests use a simple blood draw to screen for many kinds of cancer at once.
- PR
FYHN is a bridge connecting health information providers to BIPOC communities in a trusted environment.
- Medicare
Discover an honest look at our Medicare system.
- Alliance for Representative Clinical Trials
ARC was launched to create a network of community clinicians to diversify and bring clinical trials to communities of color and other communities that have been underrepresented.
- Reducing Patient Risk
The single most important purpose of our healthcare system is to reduce patient risk for an acute event.
- Subash Kafle
- Subash Kafle
- Victor Mejia



















