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ArticlePreventing chronic disease2014

Engaging traditional medicine providers in colorectal cancer screening education in a chinese american community: a pilot study.

Jun Wang, Adam Burke, Janice Y Tsoh, Gem M Le, Susan Stewart, Ginny Gildengorin, Ching Wong, Elaine Chow, Kent Woo, Tung T Nguyen

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Article in Preventing chronic disease, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jun Wang1600 Holloway Ave, Bldg HSS 327, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132-4161. E-mail: wangjun@sfsu.edu. Dr Wang is also affiliated with the Asian American Research Center on Health, San Francisco, California.
Adam BurkeSan Francisco State University, Asian American Research Center on Health, San Francisco, California.
Janice Y TsohUniversity of California and Asian American Research Center on Health, San Francisco, California.
Gem M LeGinny Gildengorin, Ching Wong, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Susan StewartUniversity of California, Davis, California; Elaine Chow, NICOS Chinese Health Coalition, San Francisco, California.
Ginny GildengorinUniversity of California, San Francisco, California.
Ching WongUniversity of California, San Francisco, California.
Elaine ChowNICOS Chinese Health Coalition, San Francisco, California.
Kent WooNICOS Chinese Health Coalition and Asian American Research Center on Health, San Francisco, California.
Tung T NguyenUniversity of California and Asian American Research Center on Health, San Francisco, California.
University of California, San Francisco · USRafiki Coalition · US

Funding

Lay Health Workers and Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Chinese AmericansR01CA138778 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NGUYEN, TUNG T. · 2009 to 2013
$2.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA138778NCI NIH HHS R01CA138778PHS HHS 1U54153499
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlthough colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is effective in preventing colon cancer, it remains underused by Asian Americans. Because Chinese Americans often use traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), we conducted a pilot study to explore the feasibility and acceptability of having TCM providers deliver education about CRC screening.

methodsFour TCM providers (2 herbalists and 2 acupuncturists) were trained to deliver small-group educational sessions to promote CRC screening. Each provider recruited 15 participants aged 50 to 75. Participants completed a baseline survey on CRC-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors and then attended one 2-hour educational session delivered by the providers in Cantonese or Mandarin. Three months later, participants completed a postintervention survey.

resultsSixty participants were recruited from the San Francisco Chinatown neighborhood. The average age was 62.4 years. Most participants had limited English proficiency (96.7%), annual household income less than $20,000 per year (60%), and low educational attainment (65.1% < high school education). At postintervention (n = 57), significant increases were found in having heard of CRC (from 52.6% to 79.0%, P < .001) and colon polyps (from 64.9% to 84.2%, P < .001). Knowledge regarding screening frequency recommendations also increased significantly. The rate of ever having received any CRC screening test increased from 71.9% to 82.5% (P <.001). The rate of up-to-date screening increased from 70.2% to 79.0% (P = .04).

conclusionThe findings suggest that TCM providers can be trained to deliver culturally and linguistically appropriate outreach on CRC screening within their community. Participants reached by TCM providers increased CRC knowledge and self-reported CRC screening.

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Patient Acceptance of Health CarePhysician's RoleAcupuncture TherapyAgedAsianColorectal NeoplasmsCultural CompetencyEarly Detection of CancerFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMass ScreeningMedicine, Chinese Traditional

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PMID25496557
PMCPMC4264464
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