Interventions to encourage uptake of cancer screening for people with severe mental illness

Barley et al. (2016)

Cochrane - 10.1002/14651858.CD009641.pub3.

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Evidence Categories

• Care setting: Healthcare Setting
• Population group: Mental health condition
• Intervention: Any intervention
• Outcome: Screening: Uptake of cervical cancer screening
• Outcome: Screening:Uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening
• Outcome: Screening: Uptake of lung cancer screening
• Outcome: Screening: Uptake of colorectal cancer screening
• Outcome: Screening: Uptake of breast cancer screening

Type of Evidence

Systematic Review

Aims

To determine the effectiveness of interventions targeted at adults with SMI, or their carers or health professionals, and aimed at increasing the uptake of cancer screening tests for which the adults with SMI are eligible.

Findings

We did not find any trials that met the inclusion criteria.

Conclusions

A comprehensive search showed that currently there is no RCT evidence for any method of encouraging cancer screening uptake in people with SMI. No specific approach can therefore be recommended. High‐quality, large‐scale RCTs are needed urgently to help address the disparity between people with SMI and others in cancer screening uptake.