Application of the 'online assessment + FOBT at home' to improve participation and the efficacy of opportunistic screening for colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Xudong Peng (Author), Gang Tang (Author), Yonghong Wang (Author), Fanling Zeng (Author), Yuedong Chen (Author), Weidan Zhang (Author), Chunmei Mo (Author), Yana Yang (Author), Shuang Li (Author), Lian Bai (Author), Dachun Xiao (Author), Guolian Zheng (Author), Wenhua Ran (Author), Cheng Chen (Author), Yonghong Yang (Author), Yuanze Gao (Author), Shuangwei Zhu (Author), Zheng Huang (Author), Dongqing Zhao (Author), Chaofeng Wu (Author), Li Xu (Author), Zhengqiang Wei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening faces two major challenges: insufficient screening coverage and poor adherence. A smartphone applet named "Early Screening Assistant (ESA)" was developed to create an online risk-assessment and fecal occult blood test (FOBT) at home. Th...