Primary care physician compliance with colorectal cancer screening guidelines

  

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Nodora JN et al.– Guideline compliance was higher for fecal occult blood test (FOBT) than colonoscopy; overuse of screening for these modalities was reported among physicians. Primary care physicians (PCPs) are not adequately following colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines.

• Survey data from 984 PCPs in Arizona were used.
• Self–reported CRC screening practices, recommendations, and compliance with guidelines were assessed.
• Physician and practice characteristics associated with guideline compliance were also evaluated.

Results

While 77.5% of physicians reported using national screening guidelines, only 51.7% reported recommendations consistent with ...read more

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