Factors associated with patients' decision on colorectal cancer screening
| Autor: | Shi Qi Han, Chi Fen Tseng, Yao Mei Chuang, Chie Chien Tseng, Yih Jin Hu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Referral Cross-sectional study Decision Making Taiwan colorectal cancer screening Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology Surveys and Questionnaires medicine health belief model Health belief model Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Early Detection of Cancer Aged positive result follow up Cancer prevention business.industry Public health Fecal occult blood General Medicine colonoscopy behavioral intention Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine Health education Female business Colorectal Neoplasms Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1536-5964 |
| Popis: | Cancer prevention and control are critical public health concerns. However, the screening uptake and referral rate for colorectal cancer (CRC) in Taiwan remain low. This study focused on the factors influencing whether a patient with a CRC diagnosis chooses to undergo referral follow-up. A cross-sectional research and used the Health Belief Model was method applied in this study. Variables such as demographic factors, CRC diagnosis-related knowledge factors, and health belief factors were employed to investigate the decisive factors that affect the health behavior of patients diagnosed with CRC who test positive on the fecal occult blood test. Study identified prospective participants in Daliao District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan aged 50 to 75 years. A structured questionnaire was administered to the individuals, and 200 responded. The questionnaires of 100 who went for a referral group and 80 who did not a nonreferral group were analyzed. The questionnaire was reliable and valid, as determined through an expert evaluation and pretest, respectively. Among the 200 participants, T test indicated that those who underwent a referral were significantly more likely to be younger (Age [Mean ± SD] n: 62.7, 7.1%; Unreferred group: n: 65.1, 7.0%; Referred group: n:60.7, 6.6%; P ≤ .001), be more educated (P = .002), exercise more (P |
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