2025
The effect and psychological mediators of a redesigned invitation letter to increase bowel cancer screening intention and likelihood: A randomised controlled experiment
Authors: Katelyn Collins, Michael Ireland, Nicole Perry, Mark Jenkins, Jennifer G McIntosh, Eleonora Feletto, Nancy N Baxter, Belinda Goodwin
First published: Patient Education and Counseling, July 1 2025
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073839912500607X
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Consumer perspectives on videos for promoting participation in population bowel cancer screening
Authors: Laura E Anderson, Alyssa Taglieri-Sclocchi, Katelyn Collins, Nicole Perry, Leah Zajdlewicz, Anna Stiller, Sabine Fletcher, Carlene Wilson, Jennifer Huang, Nancy N Baxter, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Jennifer G McIntosh, Mark Jenkins, Belinda C Goodwin,
First published: Patient Education and Counseling, June 16 2025
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738399125005944
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The impact of redesigned advance notification letters on intention to screen for bowel cancer: a randomised controlled experiment
Authors: Katelyn E Collins, Michael J Ireland, Larry S Myers, Mark A Jenkins, Jennifer G McIntosh, Carlene J Wilson, Natalie Taylor, Belinda C Goodwin,
First published: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, May 9 2025
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020025000275
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Optimising invitation and advance notification letters to increase bowel cancer screening participation: A qualitative analysis
Authors: Katelyn Collins, Michael Ireland, Laura Anderson, Carlene Wilson, Natalie Taylor, Bianca Viljoen, Mark Jenkins, Belinda Goodwin
First published: Patient Education and Counseling, March 3 2025
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738399125000965
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2024
Using an SMS to improve bowel cancer screening: the acceptability and feasibility of a multifaceted intervention
Authors: Jennifer G McIntosh, Anna Wood, Mark Jenkins, Shakira Onwuka, Patty Chondros, Tina Campbell, Edweana Wenkart, Clare O’Reilly, Ian Dixon, Julie Toner, Javiera Martinez Gutierrez, Linda Govan, Jon D Emery,
First published: Family Practice, December 20 2024
https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmae073
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Understanding the mechanisms underlying the socioeconomic disparities in cancer screening among Australian women
Authors: Larry Myers, Nicole Perry, Laura E. Anderson, Michael J. Ireland, Claire Nightingale and
Belinda C. Goodwin
First published: BMC Public Health, December 18 2024
https://rdcu.be/d6m8u
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Co‑designing planning interventions to facilitate participation in mail‑out bowel cancer screening
Authors: Laura E. Anderson, Larry Myers, Katelyn Collins, Jazmin Vicario, Bianca Viljoen, Michael J. Ireland and
Belinda C. Goodwin
First published: BMC Public Health, September 5 2024
mcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-19867-y
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Consumer versus expert opinions on bowel cancer screening videos: Findings from a co-design study
Authors: Belinda Goodwin, Laura E Anderson, Nicole Perry, Leah Zajdlewicz, Anna Stiller, Carlene Wilson, Jennifer McIntosh, Glenn Austin, Joyce Jiang, Mark Jenkins,
First published: Patient Education and Counseling, August 22 2024
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738399124002714
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Testing outside of the National Bowel and Breast Cancer Screening Programs in Queensland, Australia
Authors: Sabine Fletcher, Belinda Goodwin
First published: Journal of Medical Screening, May 26, 2024
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09691413241256595
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SMS Evaluation Survey – Updated Findings (June 2024)
Summary: here
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2023
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Misunderstandings about bowel cancer screening programs ‘dangerous’
Authors: Mark Jenkins, Nancy Baxter, Belinda Goodwin
First published: InSightPlus (newsletter of the Australian Medical Association), Issue 43, 13 November 2023
https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2023/43/misunderstandings-about-bowel-cancer-screening-programs-dangerous/
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SMARTERscreen protocol: a three-arm cluster randomised controlled trial of patient SMS messaging in general practice to increase participation in the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
Authors: Jennifer McIntosh, Jon D Emery, Anna Wood, Patty Chondros, Belinda C Goodwin, Judy Trevena, Carlene Wilson, Shanton Chang, Jane Hocking, Tina Campbell, Finlay Macrae, Kristi Milley, Jie‑Bin Lew, Claire Nightingale, Ian Dixon, Makala Castelli, Nicholas Lee, Lyle Innes, Tamara Jolley, Sabine Fletcher, Lyn Buchanan, Sally Doncovio, Kate Broun, Glenn Austin, Joyce Jiang and Mark A Jenkins
First published: Trials, 13 November 2023
https://rdcu.be/eHaEE
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Geographical and spatial variations in bowel cancer screening participation, Australia, 2015–2020
Authors: Paramita Dasgupta, Jessica K. Cameron, Belinda Goodwin, Susanna M. Cramb, Kerrie Mengersen, Joanne F. Aitken, Peter D. Baade
First published: PubMed, National Centre for Biotechnology Information, 20 July 2023
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10358922/
Summary here
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2022
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Effect of colonoscopy screening on risks of colorectal cancer and related death
Authors: Michael Bretthauer, M.D., Ph.D., Magnus Løberg, M.D., Ph.D., Paulina Wieszczy, Ph.D., Mette Kalager, M.D., Ph.D., Louise Emilsson, M.D., Ph.D., Kjetil Garborg, M.D., Ph.D., Maciej Rupinski, M.D., Ph.D., Evelien Dekker, M.D., Ph.D., Manon Spaander, M.D., Ph.D., Marek Bugajski, M.D., Ph.D., Øyvind Holme, M.D., Ph.D., Ann G. Zauber, Ph.D., et al., for the NordICC Study Group*
First published: The New England Journal of Medicine, 27 October 2022.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2208375?url_ver=Z39.88-2003
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The impact of pre-notifications and reminders on participation in colorectal cancer screening: A randomised controlled trail
Authors: Mette Bach Larsen, Mette Hedelund, Louisa Flander, Berit Andersen
First published: PubMed, National Centre for Biotechnology Information, November 2022
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36057390/
Summary here
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Identifying modifiable features of home bowel cancer screening kits to facilitate use: consumer perspectives
Authors: Belinda C Goodwin, Bianca Viljoen, Larry Myers, Michael J Ireland, Jeff Dunn, Suzanne K Chambers, Nicholas Ralph, and Joanne F Aitken
First published: Public Health Research & Practice, 29 March 2022
https://www.phrp.com.au/issues/december-2022-volume-32-issue-4/bowel-cancer-screening-kits-consumer-perspectives/
Summary here
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What can we learn from high-performing programs to increase bowel cancer screening participation in Australia?
Authors: Louisa Flander, Evelien Dekker, Berit Andersen, Mette Bach Larsen, Robert J Steele, Nea Malila, Tytti Sarkeala, Manon van der Vlugt, Clasine de Klerk, Bart Knottnerus, Lucinda Bertels, Anke Woudstra, Manon C.W. Spaander, Mirjam Fransen, Sirpa Heinavaara, Mary Dillon, Driss Ait Ouakrim, and Mark Jenkins
First published: PubMed, National Centre for Biotechnology Information, January-December 2022
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9381723/
Summary here