Bowel screening
This component aims to investigate the timeliness, accessibility and quality of the National Bowel Screening Programme, and explore local initiatives aimed at improving screening participation.
Timeliness, accessibility and quality of the National Bowel Screening Programme
This study aims to:
- examine factors contributing to delays in screening, measured from eligibility age (60 years or 50 years for some groups) to first screening;
- assess the factors influencing participation coverage in bowel screening
- explore the factors that contribute to ‘attempted but failed’ screening.
Key factors include sociodemographic characteristics (such as age, ethnicity and rurality) and healthcare details (including enrolment with a primary care provider and time since last primary care appointment).
This study also investigates the ethnic-related differences in colorectal cancer mortality, and the factors that contribute to these differences.
Research leads
Senior Research Fellow
Health Services Research Centre
Associate Dean, Research
Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences
Dr Lis Ellison-Loschmann
Co-director of Flax Analytics
Identifying local initiatives to improve participation in the National Bowel Screening Programme
Various local equity-enhancing initiatives to improve bowel screening participation take place around the country, but not all appear to be evaluated, meaning that positive learnings cannot be shared across communities. This study will identify local initiatives across Aotearoa New Zealand that aim to improve participation in bowel cancer screening. This will include:
- A brief survey to identify local initiatives to improve participation rates in the National Bowel Screening Programme
- Virtual interviews to explore the operation, reach and impact of these initiatives on screening participation.
For more information, you can access the study’s Participant Information Sheets below:
Research lead
