Physician–Patient Communication about Colorectal Cancer Screening
Wolf M, Baker D, Makoul G. Physician–Patient Communication about Colorectal Cancer Screening. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 1493-1499. PMID: 17851721, PMCID: PMC2219805, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0289-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancer screeningCancer screeningColorectal cancerObservational studyPhysician surveyFecal occult blood testSeparate observational studyOccult blood testPatient participation ratesPrimary care physiciansPhysician-patient encountersEligible patientsFlexible sigmoidoscopyPhysician recommendationCare physiciansBlood testsPatient preferencesPhysician encountersScreening optionsClinical practicePatient communicationMedical encountersTomography imagingPhysiciansSignificant predictorsImproving Colorectal Cancer Screening Among the Medically Underserved: A Pilot Study within a Federally Qualified Health Center
Khankari K, Eder M, Osborn C, Makoul G, Clayman M, Skripkauskas S, Diamond-Shapiro L, Makundan D, Wolf M. Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Among the Medically Underserved: A Pilot Study within a Federally Qualified Health Center. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 1410-1414. PMID: 17653808, PMCID: PMC2305844, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0295-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanColonoscopyColorectal NeoplasmsCommunity Health CentersFemaleHealth EducationHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedOccult BloodPatient CompliancePhysician-Patient RelationsPilot ProjectsPoverty AreasRisk FactorsUnited StatesUrban PopulationConceptsQualified health centersCancer screening ratesHealth centersScreening ratesPhysician recommendationColorectal cancer screening completionColorectal cancer screening ratesFederally Qualified Health CentersBaseline screening ratesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPrimary care patientsPreliminary cost-effectiveness analysisScreening-eligible patientsCommunity health centersHealth literacy trainingCost-effectiveness ratioPatient decision makingRates of recommendationCost-effectiveness analysisCare patientsAdditional patientsHispanic patientsMedical visitsColorectal cancerConclusionsThe intervention