How effective are digital technology-based interventions at promoting colorectal cancer screening uptake in average-risk populations? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Interactive or tailored digital interventions to increase uptake in cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer screening to reduce health inequity: a systematic review

“…Future research should focus on identifying effective intervention strategies within European settings and other countries worldwide to assess whether there are specific differences in screening barriers and uptake between countries, including a more diverse range of health inequity groups, for example, LGBTQ+ persons. A recent meta-analysis of digital interventions aiming to promote colorectal cancer screening uptake in people of average risk also noted that current evidence is based only on studies from Western settings and that more work was needed to verify if the same outcomes can be achieved in other populations, especially within Asia (Lau et al ., 2022). More research is needed to identify how such interventions can increase screening uptake and through which mechanisms.…”

“…It is also worth considering how digital interventions can be designed without reducing the need for shared decision-making between patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs), and whether such interventions can specifically include elements to increase patient-HCP communication to encourage shared decision-making. A meta-analysis of people with an average risk for colorectal cancer demonstrated that digital interventions were more likely to promote colorectal cancer screening uptake than usual care, with an odds ratio of 1.13 (95% confidence interval, 1.1–1.6), especially with interventions that included interactive web- or tablet-based decision-making aids (Lau et al ., 2022).…”

“…There were more likely to promote colorectal cancer screening uptake than usual care, with an odds ratio of 1.13 (95% confidence interval, 1.1-1.6), especially with interventions that included interactive web-or tablet-based decision-making aids (Lau et al, 2022).…”