Which interventions improve adherence to preventive cancer screening and adult immunization guidelines?
Interventions to improve the use of preventive care services such as immunization and cancer screening can target patients, providers, organisations, communities, or a combination of these. Strategies include patient and provider reminders, financial incentives (e.g. reducing/eliminating copayments), provider and patient education, feedback, regulatory and legislative actions, mass media, and organisational change (e.g. prevention clinics, planned care visits, staff dedicated prevention activities, continuous quality improvement). The features of an intervention can include use of social influence; marketing; visual materials; collaboration and teamwork; theory; top management support; and active learning.
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