ArticleBehavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)2015
Colonoscopy-specific fears in African Americans and Hispanics.
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- A Video Decision Aid Decreases Fear of Colonoscopy After an Abnormal Fecal Immunochemical Test Result: A Pilot Study.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Trial
- Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening Among African American Men Living with HIV.Journal of community health · 2021Trial
- Using a cross-sectoral partnership to improve colorectal cancer screening and follow-up among African Americans in the United States: A protocol and preliminary results.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Fears and pre-colonoscopy anxiety: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Article
- Validity of a questionnaire on self-efficacy for Pap test adherence screening.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Timely Colonoscopy Completion for Safety Net Clinic Patients.American journal of health behavior · 2020Article
- Predicting Colonoscopy Screening Behavior and Future Screening Intentions for African Americans Older than 50 Years.Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)Article
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Abstract
Although fears of colonoscopy may deter African Americans and Hispanics from having a screening colonoscopy, little is known about these fears. This study examined the proportion of African Americans and Hispanics who experience colonoscopy-specific fears and identified factors associated with these fears. Data were collected at an academic hospital in New York City between 2008-2010. African Americans (N = 383) and Hispanics (N = 407) who received a recommendation for a screening colonoscopy completed a questionnaire that assessed: colonoscopy-specific fears, demographics, and psychological variables. Presence of colonoscopy-specific fears was endorsed by 79.5% of participants. Being female (p < 0.001), speaking English (p < 0.001), having greater perceived risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) (p < 0.01), greater worry about risk of CRC (p < 0.01), greater fear of CRC (p < 0.001) and lower levels of self-efficacy of having a colonoscopy (p < 0.01) were associated with greater colonoscopy-specific fears. Results can inform interventions designed to assuage fears in African Americans and Hispanics.
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