title: Interventions to encourage uptake of cancer screening for people with severe mental illness.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adults with severe mental illness (i.e. schizophrenia or other related psychotic disorders and bipolar disorder) can be at greater risk of cancer than those without severe mental illness (SMI). Early detection of cancer through screening is effective in improving patient outcomes including death. However, people with SMI are less likely than others to take up available cancer screening.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the effectiveness of interventions targeted at adults with SMI, or their carers or health professionals, and aimed at increasing the uptake of cancer screening tests for which the adults with SMI are eligible.
  
  
  METHODS
  We searched electronically the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group's Register (25th October 2012).
  
  
  METHODS
  All randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions, targeted towards adults with SMI or their carers or health professionals, to encourage uptake of cancer screening tests for which the adults with SMI were eligible.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two review authors independently screened titles and abstracts and assessed these against the inclusion criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We did not find any trials that met the inclusion criteria.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A comprehensive search showed that currently there is no RCT evidence for any method of encouraging cancer screening uptake in people with SMI. No specific approach can therefore be recommended. High-quality, large-scale RCTs are needed urgently to help address the disparity between people with SMI and others in cancer screening uptake.
authors.affiliation: Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King’s College London, London, UK. elizabeth.barley@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barley
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borschmann
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tylee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders; D012306:Risk; D012559:Schizophrenia