An Interactive Colorectal Cancer Screening Promotion Intervention for Latinos

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究的长期目标是开发和评估根据语言偏好、年龄、性别和既往筛查经验定制的针对拉丁美洲人的互动式结直肠癌筛查促进干预措施的有效性。本研究的具体目的是确定适当的结直肠癌教育信息元素的筛查推广干预旨在为低收入的拉丁美洲人，确定具体的元素上的结直肠癌教育信息的低收入的拉丁美洲人可以优化定制，并评估当前和新兴的触摸屏技术是负担得起的，适合提供一个互动的，结直肠癌筛查推广干预。这项研究解决了需要文化相关的材料，以帮助减少医疗服务不足的社区的医疗差距。该研究将用英语和西班牙语对低收入的拉丁美洲成年人进行形成性研究，以研究阻碍或促进结直肠癌筛查的因素。该研究的结果随后将用于设计信息，可以教育拉丁美洲人关于结肠直肠癌筛查和早期检测的重要性，不同的筛查方法，如果检测到结肠直肠癌的治疗方案，以及如果早期检测和治疗，生存的机会。该研究还将对触摸屏进行技术评估，以确定可负担得起且可靠的最佳技术，用于触摸屏信息亭。该研究关于结直肠癌筛查推广的发现将指导第二阶段教育干预中使用的信息的开发，而触摸屏技术评估的发现将为第二阶段使用具有成本效益的触摸屏的决定提供信息。开发交互式多媒体信息亭，可以教育和激励拉丁裔人进行结直肠癌筛查。拉丁美洲人的高结直肠癌死亡率是一个重大的公共卫生问题。拉丁裔筛查率将不得不在本十年内翻一番，以实现2010年健康人群中引用的国家结直肠癌公共卫生目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term objectives of this study are to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an interactive, colorectal cancer screening promotion intervention for Latinos tailored by language preference, age, gender and prior screening experience. The specific aims of this study are to identify appropriate colorectal cancer education message elements for a screening promotion intervention intended for low-income Latinos, identify specific elements on which the colorectal cancer education messages for low-income Latinos can be optimally tailored, and assess current and emerging touchscreen technologies that are affordable and appropriate for delivering an interactive, colorectal cancer screening promotion intervention. This study addresses the need for culturally relevant materials to help reduce healthcare disparities for medically underserved communities. The study will conduct formative research with low-income Latino adults in English and Spanish to examine those factors that either impede or promote colorectal cancer screening. The findings of the study will be used subsequently to design messages that can educate Latinos about the importance of screening and early detection of colorectal cancer, the different screening methods, treatment options if colorectal cancer is detected, and the chance of surviving the disease if it is detected and treated early. The study will also conduct a technical evaluation of touchscreens to identify the best technology that is affordable and reliable for use in a touchscreen kiosk. The study's findings on colorectal cancer screening promotion will guide the development of messages for use in an education intervention in Phase II, while the findings of the technical evaluation of touchscreens will inform the decision about a cost-effective touchscreen for use for in Phase II on the development of an interactive multimedia kiosks that can educate and motivate Latinos to obtain colorectal cancer screening. The high colorectal cancer death rates for Latinos represent a significant public health problem. Latino screening rates will have to double this decade to meet the nation's public health goals for colorectal cancer cited in Healthy People 2010.