Improving colorectal cancer screening by using community volunteers
| Autor: | Morgan Daven, Mira L. Katz, Cathy M. Tatum, M. Robert Cooper, David M. Murray, Stephanie L. Dickinson, Electra D. Paskett, Kristie Long-Foley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Gerontology Cancer Research Cross-sectional study Colorectal cancer South Carolina Health Behavior Article Intervention (counseling) Preventive Health Services Cancer screening North Carolina Odds Ratio Humans Mass Screening Medicine Health Education Poverty Mass screening Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Cancer Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease Black or African American Cross-Sectional Studies Oncology Women's Health Female Health education Colorectal Neoplasms business |
| Zdroj: | Cancer. 110:1602-1610 |
| ISSN: | 1097-0142 0008-543X |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND. The goal of the Carolinas Cancer Education and Screening (CARES) Project was to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among lowincome women in subsidized housing communities in 11 cities in North and South Carolina who were traditionally underserved by cancer control efforts. METHODS. Cross-sectional samples were randomly selected from housing authority lists at 5 timepoints in this nonrandomized community-based intervention study. Face-to-face interviews focused on CRC knowledge, beliefs, barriers to screening, and screening behaviors. The intervention components were based on a previous evidence-based program. RESULTS. A total of 2098 surveys were completed. Seventy-eight percent of the respondents were African American, 62% were 651 years, and 4% were married. At baseline, the rate of CRC screening within guidelines was 49.3% and physician recommendation was the strongest predictor (odds ratio [OR] 5 21.9) of being within guidelines. There was an increase in positive beliefs about CRC screening (P 5 .010) and in the intention to complete CRC screening in the next 12 months (P 5 .053) after the intervention. The odds of being within CRC screening guidelines for women living in a city that had received the intervention were not significantly different from women living in a city that had not received the intervention (P 5 .496). CONCLUSIONS. Although CRC screening rates were not significantly better after the intervention, there was a positive change in beliefs about screening and intention to be screened. The results suggest that the dissemination of an evidence-based behavioral intervention may require a longer duration to engage hard-to-reach populations and change behaviors. Cancer 2007;110:1602–10. � 2007 American Cancer Society. |
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