Effectiveness of Lay Health Worker Outreach in Reducing Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vietnamese Americans

We conducted a cluster randomized controlled study of a lay health worker (LHW) intervention to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates among Vietnamese Americans, who typically have lower rates than do non-Hispanic Whites. We randomized 64 LHWs to 2 arms. Each LHW recruited 10 male or fema...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 2015-10, Vol.105 (10), p.2083-2089
Hauptverfasser:	Nguyen, Bang H, Stewart, Susan L, Nguyen, Tung T, Bui-Tong, Ngoc, McPhee, Stephen J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Asian Americans Asians Bilingualism Blood tests California Cancer Clinical trials Colonoscopy Colorectal cancer Colorectal carcinoma Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis Community Community Health Community Health Workers Demography Eating behavior Educational materials Exercise Feces Female Gastroenterology Gender Health care Health maintenance organizations Healthcare Disparities Hispanic Americans HMOs Humans Innovations Intervention Interviews as Topic Male Mass Screening - methods Medical personnel Medical screening Mens health Middle Aged Noncitizens Outreach services Public health Public Health Practice Public Health Workers RESEARCH AND PRACTICE Screening Self report Social networks Vietnam - ethnology Womens health
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