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Colorectal screening fear-reduction and racially-targeted norm messaging entreaties to increase colorectal cancer screening rates among African Americans

Award Number: R21MD016506
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/25/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2025

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Colorectal screening fear-reduction and racially-targeted norm messaging entreaties to increase colorectal cancer screening rates among African Americans - Summary Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality in the United States, and African Americans (AfAms) still fare worse in CRC incidence and mortality compared to European Americans (EuAms).Interventions to increase CRC screening rates among AfAms are instrumental to address the disparities in CRC incidence and mortality. Despite literature indicating that AfAms’ fears (e.g., of colonoscopy procedures or cancer diagnosis) serve as barriers to CRC screening, no interventions have used theory-guided methods to directly target fear-based beliefs. Additionally, no research has examined the extent to which racial identity moderates the effects of racially targeted messaging, despite the ubiquity of using targeted health messaging entreaties among minority groups. This is particularly relevant given our work showing that racially- targeted screening entreaties increased CRC screening intentions among AfAms who identified less strongly, but depressed those intentions among AfAms who identified more strongly with their racial group. Lack of focus on other salient CRC screening barriers may have been off-putting to highly identified African Americans. We propose to examine whether combining both fear-reduction and racially-targeted norm-based messages will increase at-home stool-based CRC screening receptivity and uptake for all African American regardless of level of racial identity. Given low return rates of at-home screening kits, we will also explore whether making an explicit commitment to return screening kits is associated with increased kit returns. Aim 1: To develop and refine a fear-reduction intervention guided by the theory of planned behavior and by published literature, in conjunction with AfAm community experts. Aim 2: To examine whether the fear-reduction entreaty increases receptivity to, and uptake of at-home CRC screening when coupled with racially-targeted norm-based messages. Aim 3: To examine the moderating roles of racial identity and perceived CRC risk on the effects of fear- reduction and racially-targeted norm-based messaging entreaties. Aim 4: We will explore whether participants who make explicit commitments to return FIT Kits return them at a higher rate compared to those who do not make such commitments. This proposed study is significant because it directly addresses documented CRC screening deficits among an underserved population, and is innovative given its design of a theory-based and literature informed intervention to address previously unaddressed barriers to CRC screening among AfAms.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2023	OAKLAND UNIVERSITY	2200 N SQUIRREL RD	ROCHESTER	MI	48309	OAKLAND	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	3	6/28/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $167,495 )
2023	2023	OAKLAND UNIVERSITY	2200 N SQUIRREL RD	ROCHESTER	MI	48309	OAKLAND	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	003	3	2/21/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$18,750
2023	2023	OAKLAND UNIVERSITY	2200 N SQUIRREL RD	ROCHESTER	MI	48309	OAKLAND	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	3	11/28/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$148,745
2023	2021	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	5700 CASS AVE STE 4900	DETROIT	MI	48202	WAYNE	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	10/24/2022	NEW	-$20,005
2023	2021	OAKLAND UNIVERSITY	2200 N SQUIRREL RD	ROCHESTER	MI	48309	OAKLAND	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	10/24/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$20,005
														Subtotal = $167,495

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2021	OAKLAND UNIVERSITY	2200 N SQUIRREL RD	ROCHESTER	MI	48309	OAKLAND	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	5/19/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$225,000
2022	2021	OAKLAND UNIVERSITY	2200 N SQUIRREL RD	ROCHESTER	MI	48309	OAKLAND	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	2	7/18/2022	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2022	2021	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	5057 WOODWARD STE 13001	DETROIT	MI	48202	WAYNE	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	5/19/2022	NEW	-$225,000
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $245,005 )
2021	2021	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	5057 WOODWARD STE 13001	DETROIT	MI	48202	WAYNE	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	9/25/2021	NEW	$245,005
														Subtotal = $245,005

Grand Total All Awards = $412,500

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Colorectal screening fear-reduction and racially-targeted norm messaging entreaties to increase colorectal cancer screening rates among African Americans

Award Number: R21MD016506

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/25/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2025

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