Beliefs about bowel cancer among the target group for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program in Australia
Beliefs about bowel cancer among the target group for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program in Australia
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00505.x
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发表时间：
2010-04-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Ledger, Melissa
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作者：
Jalleh, Geoffrey;Donovan, Robert J.;Ledger, Melissa
目的：评估澳大利亚国家大肠癌筛查计划 (NBCSP) 的认知度、意向和自我报告参与情况，以及该计划对肠癌知识和信念的影响。方法：2007 年 4 月（n = 505）和 2008 年 6 月（n = 500）对 55-74 岁的西澳大利亚人进行横断面计算机辅助电话调查，测量了对肠癌患病率、其可预防性、其影响的信念。预期寿命的早期检测、对肠癌症状和测试的了解以及对 NBCSP 的认识和参与结果： 2008 年，对该计划的认识为 58% 受邀参加该计划的人中的 77% 同意这样做 绝大多数人认为肠癌是可以预防的 (83%)，早期治疗对预期寿命产生“很大影响”(85%) 对粪便中的血液作为肠癌征兆的认识有所提高从 2007 年的 64% 增至 2008 年的 75%（p
Objective: To assess awareness of and intentions and self-reported participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) in Australia and the program's impact on knowledge of and beliefs about bowel cancerMethod: Cross-sectional, computer-assisted telephone surveys of Western Australians aged 55-74 years conducted in April 2007 (n = 505) and June 2008 (n = 500) measured beliefs about the prevalence of bowel cancer, its preventability, impact of early detection on life expectancy, knowledge of the symptoms and tests for bowel cancer, and awareness of and participation in the NBCSPResults: In 2008, awareness of the Program was 58% Seventy-seven per cent of those invited to participate in the program agreed to do so The vast majority believed bowel cancer to be preventable (83%), with early treatment making 'a great deal of difference' to life expectancy (85%) Awareness of blood in faeces as a sign of bowel cancer increased from 64% in 2007 to 75% in 2008 (p