Reducing Urban Cervical Cancer Disparities Using a Tailored mHealth Intervention to Enhance Colposcopy Attendance
This study proposes use of a hybrid type 1 effective-ness study design to assess the impact of Health Enhancement Resource System (HERS) adapted from a counseling intervention titled Tailored Communication for Cervical Cancer Risk on attending follow-up appointments afetr abnormal cervical test results.
- Rutgers University
Inclusion Criteria: - 18 to 90 years of age (screening is still recommended for some women over 65-depending on screening and medical history and proceeds until age 90 in the study's clinic recruitment sites), - referral for colposcopic evaluation at the clinic sites, - able to communicate with ease in English, - have a cell phone with texting ability, and - competent to give consent. Exclusion Criteria: - are pregnant at the time of recruitment, - display current evidence or have a history of positive invasive carcinoma of the cervix, or - require follow-up but not a colposcopy.
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