Barriers and Facilitators of Colorectal Cancer Screening Using the 5As Framework: A Systematic Review of US Studies

Overview

Journal Prev Med Rep

Date 2023 Aug 14

PMID 37576848

Authors

Amenah A Agunwamba

Xuan Zhu

Jenny St Sauver

Gina Thompson

Leah Helmueller

Lila J Finney Rutten

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Abstract

Despite clear evidence that regular screening reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality and the availability of multiple effective screening options, CRC screening continues to be underutilized in the US. A systematic literature search of four databases - Ovid, Medline, EBSCHOhost, and Web of Science - was conducted to identify US studies published after 2017 that reported on barriers and facilitators to CRC screening adherence. Articles were extracted to categorize relevant CRC screening barriers or facilitators that were assessed against CRC screening outcomes using the 5As dimensions: Access, Affordability, Acceptance, Awareness, Activation. Sixty-one studies were included. Fifty determinants of screening within the 5As framework and two additional dimensions including Sociodemographics and Health Status were identified. The Sociodemographics, Access, and Affordability dimensions had the greatest number of studies included. The most common factor in the Access dimension was contact with healthcare systems, within the Affordability dimension was insurance, within the Awareness dimension was knowledge CRC screening, within the Acceptance dimension was health beliefs, within the Activation dimension was prompts and reminders, within the Sociodemographics dimension was race/ethnicity, and among the Health Status dimension was chronic disease history. Among all studies, contact with healthcare systems, insurance, race/ethnicity, age, and education were the most common factors identified. CRC screening barriers and facilitators were identified across individual, clinical, and sociocontextual levels. Interventions that consider multilevel strategies will most effectively increase CRC screening adherence.

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