Our overarching goal is to adapt and test the PINPOINT intervention -PatIent Navigation for the Prevention of CervIcal CaNcer inTervention. We will test the PINPOINT intervention among patients with high-risk profiles for cervical cancer who do not meet the recommended screening for cervical cancer.
We will test the PINPOINT intervention among patients with high-risk profiles for cervical cancer who do not meet the recommended screening for cervical cancer. We will use the six steps of the Intervention Mapping approach to guide the process of testing the intervention. This project aligns with the current efforts at the University of Florida Health Cancer Institute (UFHCI) and UF Health Internal Medicine to improve cervical cancer screening rates among under-screened women. We will partner with these efforts to test the PINPOINT intervention. Project CONTINUITY (Connecting You to Care in the Community) at UFHCI, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE), is working to increase adherence to cervical screening and follow-up by; (1) providing personalized approaches to improve adherence through the combined use of patient choice for the initial screening method, community clinical navigators (CCN) and community health workers (CHWs), customized messages and support for patient portal access for test results, and (2) implementing strategies to address non-medical drivers that may influence an individual's ability to adhere to the screening, with an initial focus on removing transportation barriers through the use of a mobile outreach clinic (MOC). Currently, a patient navigator supervised by Dr. Dianne Goede identifies patients who have an upcoming office visit and are due for cervical cancer screening at UF Health Internal Medicine. The patient navigator outreaches the patient, reminds them of their overdue status for cervical cancer screening and the importance of cervical cancer screening, and inquires if they are agreeable to complete screening at the scheduled office visit. We will reach out to patients who remain unscreened for cervical cancer 2 months after their scheduled visit with UF Health Internal Medicine. We will obtain a list of patients from the UF Health Consent2Share database. Patients who agree to participate in our study will be randomized to either receive the PINPOINT intervention (self-collection test with patient navigation) or standard of care (reminder to screen from UF Health Internal Medicine). We will use the sealed envelope randomization method to assign participants to either treatment or control groups right after intake. We will pilot the PINPOINT intervention at UF Internal Medicine clinics and use Proctor's Framework for Implementation Outcomes to evaluate the intervention. Changes will be made to the intervention protocol and tested in a future randomized trial with a larger sample. Hypothesis: PINPOINT will meet the needs of women living with socioeconomic challenges, T2D, and obesity, and will align with the clinical workflow. PINPOINT will be appropriate, feasible and acceptable.27 Outcome: The PINPOINT intervention will have positive outcomes in terms of feasibility and acceptability among patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Patients will receive a combination of patient navigation, education, and cervical cancer self-collection sampling as part of the intervention to support cervical cancer screening.
UF Health Internal Medicine
Gainesville, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGCervical cancer screening
receiving cervical cancer screening either via self-collection, pap smear, or hpv testing
Time frame: within 6 months
Acceptability
How agreeable or satisfactory participants find the intervention or implementation strategy. Questions include, HPV Self-Collection meets my approval, HPV Self-Collection is appealing to me, I like HPV Self-Collection, and I welcome HPV Self-Collection. Participants will fill a 4 point likert scale for each, (completely disagree, disagree, neither agree not disagree, agree, completely agree).
Time frame: from enrollment until they complete screening or at the end of the trial at 6 months
Appropriateness
The perceived fit or compatibility of the intervention for a specific setting, provider, or consumer, or to address a problem. Questions include, HPV Self-Collection seems fitting, HPV Self-Collection seems suitable, HPV Self-Collection seems applicable., and HPV Self-Collection seems like a good match. Participants will fill a 4 point likert scale for each, (completely disagree, disagree, neither agree not disagree, agree, completely agree).
Time frame: from enrollment until they complete screening or at the end of the trial at 6 months
Feasibility measure
\- The extent to which an intervention can be successfully used in a given setting. Questions include, HPV Self-Collection seems implementable, HPV Self-Collection seems possible, HPV Self-Collection seems doable, and HPV Self-Collection seems easy to use. Participants will fill a 4 point likert scale for each, (completely disagree, disagree, neither agree not disagree, agree, completely agree).
Time frame: from enrollment until they complete screening or at the end of the trial at 6 months
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