Cancer Prevention in the Community: A Survey of Community Residents
| Autor: | Jeanie Lacroix, Jeannette Macey, Nancy Kreiger, Margaret Sloan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Article Community Health Planning Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) Environmental health Humans Medicine Family history Risk factor Health Education Aged Ontario Cancer prevention Social perception business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Environmental Exposure General Medicine Middle Aged Health promotion Female Health education business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Public Health. 92:48-52 |
| ISSN: | 1920-7476 0008-4263 |
| Popis: | Lifestyle exposures account for the greatest proportion of risk factors for cancer, yet these exposures have proven most difficult to alter. Despite intensive intervention efforts, many behaviour change programs are ill suited to the community. This research was undertaken to increase our understanding of prevention activities of interest to a sample of residents in two Ontario communities. 248 (62.3%) adult residents responded to a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire including open-ended questions on health issues, exposures and prevention activities of interest. While some of the beliefs expressed by respondents might have been anticipated (e.g., cigarette smoking and family history increase risk of cancer), others were not (e.g., only between 40 and 75% of respondents thought a high fat diet increased risk). Furthermore, many of those with personal health concerns expressed an interest in prevention. This process is proposed as a first step in launching more appropriate and sustainable community-based health promotion programs for cancer prevention. |
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