FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING

描述：结直肠癌(CRC)是第二大致癌原因。 美国男性和女性的死亡率。虽然及早发现 可以降低死亡率和发病率，筛查仍然显著 高危人群利用不足：51岁及以上人群和 有家族病史，结直肠息肉个人病史的， 溃疡性结肠炎、高脂肪/低纤维饮食和久坐不动的生活方式。 以及，先前关于乳腺癌预防的研究结果 已经表明，信仰和卫生系统因素可以影响筛查 行为。这项工作还没有扩展到CRC，而由 跨理论模型的变化阶段也没有在 这片区域。因此，拟议研究的目的是研究 选定的易感、强化和致病因素之间的关系 结直肠癌筛查的采用阶段(包括粪便潜血 测试/FOBT、柔性乙状结肠镜检查和结肠镜检查)。单变量 统计技术(相关分析、方差分析、t检验、卡方检验)将是 用于检查易感、使能和 加强因素，以及采用CRC筛查的阶段。多头分枝 将进行Logistic回归分析以确定一组 预测因素与筛查行为的每个阶段显著相关。 研究计划

DESCRIPTION: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer mortality among men and women in the United States. Though early detection can lead to decreased mortality and morbidity, screening remains markedly underutilized by persons at increased risk: those aged 51 and older and those with a family history, personal history of colorectal polyps, ulcerative colitis, high fat/low fiber diets, and sedentary life-styles. And, previous research findings with respect to breast cancer prevention have shown that beliefs and health system factors can influence screening behavior. This work has not been extended to CRC, and work framed by the Trans-Theoretical Model's stages of change has also not been conducted in the area. The purpose of the proposed study is, therefore, to examine the relationship of selected predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors on stages of adoption of CRC screening (including Fecal Occult Blood Testing/FOBT, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy). Univariate statistical techniques (correlations, ANOVA, t-test, Chi Square) will be utilized to examine relationships among predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors, and stage of CRC screening adoption. Polytomous logistic regression analysis will be conducted to determine the set of predictors significantly associated with each stage of screening behavior. RESEARCH PLAN