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Enhancing informed choice to undergo health screening
A systematic review
Biesecker, B. B., Schwartz, M. D., & Marteau, T. M. (2013). Enhancing informed choice to undergo health screening: A systematic review. American Journal of Health Behavior, 37(3), 351-9. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.37.3.8
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of health screening interventions aimed at enhancing informed choice.
METHODS: Studies were selected if (1) they were randomized controlled trials conducted between January 1, 2000, and March 30, 2010, (2) participants in one arm underwent a prescreening intervention aimed at improving informed choice, and (3) informed choice was the primary outcome.
RESULTS: Eight studies that met the inclusion criteria involved screening for prostate, colorectal and breast cancer, and diabetes. Five of the 8 prescreening interventions led to greater informed choice.
CONCLUSIONS: With researchers mindful of the limited number of studies, findings were encouraging, but conclusions regarding the most effective ways of facilitating informed choice for screening are at best tentative.