Publications by authors named "Jon Aritz Panera"
Article Synopsis
- The study compared text message invitations to traditional postal letters for inviting women to participate in a breast cancer screening program, focusing on participation rates.
- In a randomized control trial, approximately 5,300 women received text messages while another similar group received letters, with both groups given fixed appointment information and reminders.
- Results showed a participation rate of 87.3% for letters and 86.6% for texts, proving text messages are not inferior to letters, while text recipients had higher initial attendance and lower cancellation rates.
Background: Mobile phone-based SMS text message reminders have the potential to improve colorectal cancer screening participation rates.
Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness and acceptability of adding targeted SMS text message reminders to the standard procedure for those who picked up but did not return their screening kit at the pharmacy within 14 days in a colorectal cancer screening program in Catalonia, Spain.
Methods: We performed a randomized control trial among individuals who picked up a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit for colorectal cancer screening at the pharmacy but did not return it within 14 days.