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Providers role in colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer.

Am J Health Behav

March 2014

Director Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Griffin Hospital, Department of Medical Education and Preventive Medicine, Derby, CT, USA.

Objectives: To examine predictors of provider recommendations for colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods: We examined proportions of patients without prior screening for colonoscopy and their willingness to get a colonoscopy if recommended by a healthcare provider.

Results: The rate of CRC screening with a colonoscopy within the recommended guidelines was 35%; provider recommendation rate for colonoscopy screening was 34.

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