Family-based multimedia intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening uptake among South Asians in Hong Kong: a randomised control trial (abridged secondary publication)
WKW So1, CWH Chan1, KC Choi1, DNS Chan1, M Krishnasamy2,3,4
1 The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
2 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia
3 The Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance, Victoria, Australia
4 Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- A family-based multimedia intervention was effective in increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening uptake among South Asians aged 56 to 75 years. A greater proportion of participants in the intervention group attended a medical consultation with a family doctor for faecal immunohistochemical testing and submitted a stool sample, compared with the control group (P<0.001).
- Of the 29 community centres and non-governmental organisations we approached, 25 (86.2%) promoted the intervention to South Asians in Hong Kong. Participants were highly satisfied with the intervention.
- The family-based multimedia intervention should be incorporated into routine health promotion activities for South Asians in Hong Kong.