ArticleCancer causes & control : CCC2010
Evaluating the impact of an educational intervention to increase CRC screening rates in the African American community: a preliminary study.
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- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Predictors of treatment refusal in patients with colorectal cancer: A systematic review.Seminars in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing colorectal cancer screening uptake among African-American men: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- A pilot evaluation of the efficacy of a couple-tailored print intervention on colorectal cancer screening practices among non-adherent couples.Psychology & health · 2013Trial
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- The Medicine Wheel as a public health approach to lifestyle management interventions for indigenous populations in North America.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- The relationship between cancer fatalism and education.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2021Article
- Editor's Choice: Deliberative and non-deliberative effects of descriptive and injunctive norms on cancer screening behaviors among African Americans.Psychology & health · 2020Article
- Cancer Fatalism, Literacy, and Cancer Information Seeking in the American Public.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2016Article
- Fatalism Revisited: Further Psychometric Testing Across Two Studies.Journal of religion and health · 2016Article
- African American patients' intent to screen for colorectal cancer: Do cultural factors, health literacy, knowledge, age and gender matter?Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2016Article
- Awareness, Interest, and Preferences of Primary Care Providers in Using Point-of-Care Cancer Screening Technology.PloS one · 2016Article
- Reducing colorectal cancer risk among African Americans.Gastroenterology · 2015Article
- The doctor is just a messenger: beliefs of ultraorthodox Jewish women in regard to breast cancer and screening.Journal of religion and health · 2014Article
- Examining connections between screening for breast, cervical and prostate cancer and colorectal cancer screening.Colorectal cancer · 2014Article
- Colorectal cancer screening brochure for Latinos: focus group evaluation.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the acknowledged importance of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and its proven prognostic benefit, African American men and women simultaneously possess the highest rates of CRC-related incidence and mortality (Swan et al. in Cancer 97(6):1528-1540, 2003) and lowest screening rates in the United States (Polite et al. in Med Clin N Am 89(4):771-793, 2005). Effective, targeted interventions that promote CRC screening for this community are therefore critical. The current study evaluated the impact of a print-based educational intervention on screening behavior and associated patient-based factors, including cancer-related knowledge, fatalism, worry, and decisional balance (pros-cons).
methodsOne hundred and eighteen individuals (mean age = 56.08, SD = 5.58) who had not undergone screening were recruited from two health clinics in New York City. Each participant received educational print materials regarding the need for screening, the process of undergoing screening, and the benefits of regular CRC screening.
resultsOne in four individuals had undergone post-intervention screening at a three-month follow-up. Whereas all participants reported a decrease in cancer-related worry (p < .05), it was a decrease in fatalism (p < .05) and an increase in decisional balance (p < .05) that was associated with post-intervention screening behavior. DISCUSSION: These preliminary results suggest that fatalistic beliefs and an individual's assessment of the benefits and barriers of screening may be critical in the decision to undergo CRC screening. Future interventions to increase CRC-screening rates for this community may be improved by focusing on these patient-based factors.
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