Using a lay XXXX screening navigator to increase @entity14 screening rates.

@entity5 @entity1 @entity14
INTRODUCTION: Preventive care is often not performed during the ambulatory office visit due to the acute nature of the visit. One possible strategy is the use of a lay @entity5 screening navigator using the lay health worker model. METHODS: A training program for the lay @entity5 screening navigator and a @entity1 registry for @entity14 screening was developed. The RE-AIM framework was used to evaluate the intervention. Descriptive statistics were generated for @entity1 demographics. RESULTS: Reach: The lay @entity5 screening navigator contacted 91.9% of eligible @entity1 . Effectiveness: At baseline, 28.6% of @entity1 were current on their @entity14 screening, 40.5% at 6 months, and 42.2% at 12 months. Adoption: @entity1 contacted all reported being receptive to the intervention. IMPLEMENTATION: Of the 368 fecal immunochemical test kits mailed, 151 were returned (41.0%), and 26 (17.2%) were positive. Maintenance: The percentage of @entity1 who were current between 6 months and at 12 months were not significantly different. DISCUSSION: This study demonstrates that the use of a lay @entity5 screening navigator to increase the rate of @entity14 screening is a viable strategy.
