Observational studyCancer medicine2017
The role of general psychosocial factors for the use of cancer screening-Findings of a population-based observational study among older adults in Germany.
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- Exploring Women's Attitudes Towards Cervical Cancer Screening and Their Association with Life Satisfaction and General Life Attitudes: A Systematic Review.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2026Pooled it
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- Self-Perceived Individual Health Responsibility Among Healthcare Workers: Associated Factors and Relationship with Preventive Behaviors-A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The prospective association between loneliness and markers of hearing function among middle-aged and older adults in Europe and the US.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2026Article
- Psychosocial Factors and Bowel Cancer Screening Among Middle-Aged and Older Australians: Evidence From a Population-Based Longitudinal Study.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2026Article
- The role of three important psychosocial factors on adherence to lung cancer screening recommendations in high-risk populations.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Loneliness, but not social isolation, is a risk factor for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in university students in Tokyo, Japan.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Determinants of willingness to pay for health insurance in later stages of the Covid-19 pandemic: findings based on the general adult population in Germany.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Sentiment analysis of cancer screening in Chinese social media: Qualitative studies based on machine learning.PloS one · 2025Article
- Religious Denomination, Religiosity, Religious Attendance, and Cancer Prevention. A Systematic Review.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2022Review
- Validity of a questionnaire on self-efficacy for Pap test adherence screening.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Determinants of Postponed Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the Nationally Representative COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring in Germany (COSMO).Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Spontaneous Participation in Secondary Prevention Programs: The Role of Psychosocial Predictors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Religious Attendance and Cancer Screening Behavior.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Article
- Beyond symptoms: why do patients see the doctor?BJGP open · 2020Article
- Does Loneliness Predict Subsequent Use of Flu Vaccination? Findings from a Nationally Representative Study of Older Adults in Germany.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Social Relationships, Age and the Use of Preventive Health Services: Findings from the German Ageing Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The association between use of online social networks sites and perceived social isolation among individuals in the second half of life: results based on a nationally representative sample in Germany.BMC public health · 2019Article
- The role of general psychosocial factors for the use of cancer screening-Findings of a population-based observational study among older adults in Germany.Cancer medicine · 2017Observational
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Abstract
Within the framework of the health-belief model, some studies exist investigating the association between illness-specific psychosocial factors and the use of cancer screenings. However, studies investigating the association between general psychosocial factors and the use of cancer screenings are missing. Thus, this study aimed at examining the association between well-established general psychosocial factors and the use of cancer screenings. Data were gathered from a large, population-based sample of community-dwelling individuals aged 40 and above in Germany (n = 7673; in 2014). Loneliness, cognitive well-being, affective well-being (negative and positive affect), optimism, self-efficacy, self-esteem, self-regulation, perceived autonomy, perceived stress, and perceived social exclusion were used as general psychosocial factors. Furthermore, individuals were asked whether they regularly underwent early cancer screening in the past years (yes; no). A total of 65.6% of the individuals used cancer screening. Adjusting for sociodemographic factors, self-rated health, morbidity and lifestyle factors, multiple logistic regressions revealed that the use of cancer screening is positively associated with decreased loneliness, cognitive well-being, optimism, self-efficacy, self-esteem, self-regulation, perceived autonomy, decreased perceived stress, decreased perceived social exclusion, and positive affect, while it is not associated with negative affect. This study stresses the strong association between general psychosocial factors and the use of cancer screening. This knowledge might be fruitful to address individuals at risk for underuse.
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