ArticleAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2016
"I don't know" My Cancer Risk: Implications for Health Behavior Engagement.
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- What and how are students taught about communicating risks to patients? Analysis of a medical curriculum.PloS one · 2020Observational
- Cultural Worldviews and Perceived Risk of Colon Cancer and Diabetes.Health, risk & society · 2020Article
- Using NCI-Designated Cancer Center Catchment-Area Data to Understand an Ignored but High-Need Constituent: People Uncertain or Avoidant about Their Cancer Risk.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2019Article
- Physical activity: the relative associations with cognitive and affective risk beliefs.Psychology & health · 2019Article
- Specifying Future Behavior When Assessing Risk Perceptions: Implications for Measurement and Theory.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundMany people report uncertainty about their cancer risk. We examined whether such uncertainty was related to cancer prevention and detection behaviors.
methodsNational Health Interview Survey data from 2005 to 2010 were analyzed. Participants reported their perceived risk for colorectal and breast cancers. Responses were coded as "valid" (i.e., less/as/more likely than average) or "don't know."
resultsIn bivariate analyses for both cancer sites and survey years, "don't know" responders (DKR) engaged in less physical activity than "valid" responders (p < 0.05). DKR had lower mammography adherence than "valid" responders in 2005 and lower colorectal screening adherence in 2010 (p < 0.05). DKR had marginally lower colorectal screening adherence and fruit/vegetable consumption in 2005 (p < 0.06). Multivariable models indicated that the DKR-behavior relationship could be largely accounted for by education.
conclusionInterventions that help people understand their cancer risk may provide particular benefit to people with low education and might consequently reduce health disparities.
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