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- The study aimed to see if a structured telephone reminder system could boost the completion rates of fecal immunochemical tests (FITs).
- Patients who got a reminder call after 14 days had a significantly higher rate of returning their FITs compared to those who didn't receive a reminder.
- The findings suggest that telephone reminders are an effective strategy for improving FIT return rates, although automated tracking missed many of the returned tests.
Article Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a structured telephone reminder system on completion rates of screening fecal immunochemical tests.
Methods: Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) return rates were compared among patients who received a telephone reminder after 14 days and those who did not receive a reminder.
Results: There was a significantly higher return rate among patients who received a telephone reminder. Automated FIT tracking processes failed to capture a significant percentage of returned FITs compared with manual tracking processes.
Discussion: These results support telephone reminders as an effective modality to increase FIT return rates.
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