Reducing Urban Cervical Cancer Disparities Using a Tailored MHealth Intervention to Enhance Colposcopy Attendance
This study uses a hybrid Type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial to operationalize and assess the efficacy of the Health Enhancement Resource System (HERS) intervention. HERS aims to increase patient follow-up after abnormal test results through text message-based barriers counseling for women and supplemental telephone-based Health Coaching for women who miss their appointment.
• 18 to 90 years of age (screening is still recommended for some women over 65-depending on screening and medical history and proceeds until age 90 in the study's clinic recruitment sites),
• referral for colposcopic evaluation at the clinic sites,
• able to communicate with ease in English,
• have a cell phone with texting ability, and
• competent to give consent.