Investigating consumer perspectives on short message service reminders aimed at increasing participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
Poster
Paper/Presentation Title | Investigating consumer perspectives on short message service reminders aimed at increasing participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program |
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Presentation Type | Poster |
Authors | Perry, Nicole, Jenkins, Mark, Wilson, Carlene, McIntosh, Jennifer, Baxter, Nancy, Ouakrim, Driss Ait and Goodwin, Belinda |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology |
Journal Citation | 20 (S3), pp. 224-225 |
Number of Pages | 2 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1743-7555 |
1743-7563 | |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajco.14117 |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17437563/2024/20/S3 |
Conference/Event | 51st COSA Annual Scientific Meeting |
Event Details | 51st COSA Annual Scientific Meeting Delivery In person Event Date 13 to end of 15 Nov 2024 Event Location Gold Coast, Australia Event Venue Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre |
Abstract | Aims: Despite playing a key role in the early detection of bowel cancer and improving outcomes for those diagnosed, participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program has been consistently suboptimal, never exceeding 44%. Effective, evidence-based interventions are urgently needed to encourage more Australians to participate in bowel cancer screening. This study aimed to assess consumer perspectives on the usefulness, feasibility, and readability of various short message service (SMS) reminders aimed at increasing participation in bowel cancer screening. Methods: Australians aged 50–74 (N = 1016) were invited to take part in an online survey. Participants were shown five SMS reminders displayed in a random order and asked to provide ratings after each SMS, followed by questions regarding their health communication preferences and sociodemographic information. Bayesian multilevel modelling was employed to examine the effects of SMS content type on clarity, usefulness, likelihood of encouraging kit return and likelihood of being irritated by each SMS reminder. Results: SMS reminders that encouraged consumers to place their kit somewhere visible (b = 0.45, CrI[0.33, 0.56]), included a GP endorsement message (b = 0.32, CrI[0.21, 0.43]), or included brief instructions on how to complete the kit (b = 0.22, CrI[0.11, 0.33]) were rated as more likely to encourage kit return than a plain reminder SMS. The visible, GP and instruct SMS reminders were also rated more useful than the plain SMS reminder (visible: b = 0.38, CrI[0.27, 0.49]; GP: b = 0.16, CrI[0.04, 0.27]; instruct: b = 0.27, CrI[0.16, 0.39]. Conclusions: Findings from the present study suggest that SMS reminders may be optimised for efficacy by modifying the contents included in the reminder. GP endorsement, provision of brief instructions or suggesting placing the kit somewhere visible are some potentially effective inclusions in such a reminder. |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
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Byline Affiliations | Cancer Council Queensland, Australia |
University of Melbourne | |
University of Toronto, Canada | |
University of Sydney | |
Centre for Health Research |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zqz6x/investigating-consumer-perspectives-on-short-message-service-reminders-aimed-at-increasing-participation-in-the-national-bowel-cancer-screening-program
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