Colorectal Cancer Awareness for Women via Facebook: A Pilot Study.
Kelly Brittain, Kendra J Pennings Kamp, Zachary Salaysay
PMID 29373351WHAT IT FOUND
Most women said the colorectal cancer screening app helped them think about screening and talk with their provider.
High retention and satisfaction in this uncontrolled pilot do not show the app increased screening.
Key findings
01African American or Caucasian women aged 44 to 70 years were eligible; of 48 recruited, 45 were eligible and 41 completed the uncontrolled app intervention, with a retention rate of 91%.
0280.6% agreed the app made them think about colorectal cancer screening, and 83.8% agreed it provided enough information to make a screening decision.
0386.1% agreed a similar app could help them talk with their provider, and most gave the app an overall grade of A (mean 1.5 on a scale where 1 is A and 4 is D).
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What it does not show
The study had no control group, so the results cannot show that the app caused any change. The sample was small and only African American and Caucasian women were recruited. Satisfaction and feasibility were based on self-report, and participants received an incentive. The study did not test whether the app increased colorectal cancer screening.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the high satisfaction and retention as proof that the app increased colorectal cancer screening. All participants received the app and there was no control group. The app also combined risk assessment, screening information, perceptions, social support, and family influence, so the contribution of any single component cannot be separated.