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ArticleJournal of patient-reported outcomes2020

The colon cancer screening behaviours survey for South Asians: a pilot study of feasibility and psychometric evaluation.

Joanne Crawford, Frederick Morfaw, Farah Ahmad, Lehana Thabane, Angela Frisina

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Article in Journal of patient-reported outcomes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Joanne CrawfordFaculty of Applied Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Brock University, St. Catharines, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada. joanne.crawford@brocku.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8447-7628
Frederick MorfawDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Farah AhmadSchool of Health Policy & Management, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lehana ThabaneDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Angela FrisinaSchool of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Impact · CABrock University · CAMcMaster University · CAYork University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of the study was to pilot test the English and Urdu version of the Colon Cancer Screening Behaviours Survey among South Asians in Canada. The first objective was to evaluate feasibility of administration, data collection using computer assisted personal interviewing software on a tablet, and response burden. The second objective was to examine the prevalence of colorectal cancer screening among South Asians and evaluate the psychometric properties of sub-scales in the survey.

methodsPurposive, network and snowball sampling were used to recruit participants for this cross-sectional study. Interviewer-led administration of the Colon Cancer Screening Behaviours Survey was conducted across two cities in Ontario, Canada. Qualitative data analysis assessed feasibility; and sub-scales were evaluated through principal component analysis, item-scale correlations, and construct validity using multiple linear and logistic regression.

resultsA total of 328 South Asians participated, 47% Urdu speaking, and 53% English speaking. There was a 23% refusal rate to participate. Feasibility identified: (1) successful recruitment despite reasons for refusal; (2) problematic items and response categories; and (3) computer/tablet limitations. Principal component analysis identified 14 components that explained 68.7% of total variance; 34 items were retained after factor analysis. Internal consistency of 4 scales ranged from 0.79-0.91. There were significant differences in perceived barriers scale scores (- 12.21; 95% CI, - 17.13 to - 7.28; p <  0.0001) between those who participated and those who did not participate in screening. No association was found with years of residence and uptake of screening after adjustment (OR 0.91 (0.46-1.79), p = 0.783).

conclusionsRecruitment and data collection methods are feasible among South Asians if functionality of the tablet selected is improved. The Colon Cancer Screening Behaviours Survey was finalized and retained items in sub-scales demonstrated good psychometric properties to assess behaviours for colon cancer screening among South Asians in Canada. The interviewer-led survey may be used by public health, cancer care or other health practitioners to describe or predict colorectal cancer screening behaviours among South Asians in similar settings or adapted and tested in other contexts.

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CanadaColorectal cancerEarly detection of cancerPilot testingPsychometric propertiesSouth AsianSurvey instrument

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