Volume 3 Issue 4
Authors: Roberto Cardarelli; Kimberly Fulda; Elizabeth Balayakina; John Bowling; Keith Argenbright; Carol Hustedde; Linda Asher
Abstract: This study assessed the impact of an educational DVD containing six current cancer screening guidelines on practice performance of physicians practicing in health professional shortage areas and designated as high cancer cluster regions in Texas. DVDs were delivered to 2,405 physicians in the overarching program, and chart reviews of a subset of 13 physicians were conducted to assess the impact of the DVD. Chart reviews were conducted 12-months after viewing the DVD to assess for screening uptake in an un-screened cohort of patients for breast and colorectal cancer as a proxy measure of the overall impact of the DVD. Results found 33.5% of those who were not adequately screened for breast cancer at baseline were subsequently offered or screened within the year after the physicians viewed the DVD. This was also found in 22.4% of those who were not adequately screened for colorectal cancer. Future studies on multi-modal approaches of cancer screening CE approaches are needed in rural areas.
Keywords: CE; Cancer Screening; Rural