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ArticleCancer medicine2021

Engaging rural communities in cancer prevention and control research: Development and preliminary insights from a community-based research registry.

Maria D Thomson, April R Williams, Arnethea L Sutton, Katherine Y Tossas, Charlotte Garrett, Vanessa B Sheppard

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria D ThomsonDepartment of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5729-8720
Arnethea L Sutton
Katherine Y TossasDepartment of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Charlotte GarrettOffice of Community Outreach and Engagement, Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Vanessa B SheppardDepartment of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Virginia Commonwealth University · USVirginia Cancer Institute · US

Funding

Virus Vector Shared ResourceP30CA016059 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Kim Felder Rhoads · 1985 to 2026
$51.0M
Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health Related ResearchUL1TR002649 · NCATS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI MOELLER, FREDERICK GERARD · 2018 to 2022
$19.1M
Training Program in Cancer Prevention and Control and Cancer Health Equity (CPC-CHE)T32CA093423 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Bernard F Fuemmeler, Oxana G Palesh · 2018 to 2026
$3.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002649NCI NIH HHS 2 T32 CA093423NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016059NCI NIH HHS T32 CA093423
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo report on the development and preliminary findings of a community-based cancer registry, including the community-engaged approach to recruitment, participant profile, and distribution of cancer risk factors by race/ethnicity and geography.

methodsCommunity outreach and engagement best practices were used to recruit a diverse convenience sample of Virginia residents (≥18 years) that oversampled residents living in rural areas, defined as Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC) 4-9 and African American (AA)/Black residents. Multiple survey administration methods included electronic (e-survey) and in-person survey by community-based staff.

resultsAt the time of this analysis, 595 participants are enrolled; 73% are rural, 46% are AA/Black. AA/Black participants reported similar education but lower income (p < 0.01) and health literacy (p < 0.01), lower alcohol use (p < 0.001), fewer sedentary behaviors (p = 0.01), but greater BMI (p < 0.05) compared to White participants. Rural residents reported significantly lower household income (p < 0.001) and greater use of Medicaid (p = 0.01) compared to urban participants. Biennial mammography was reported by 82% of women aged 45-74 years old and colonoscopy by 77% of participants ≥50 years old. Tobacco use was reported by 17%; no differences in cancer screening or tobacco use were identified by geography or by race. CONCLUSION AND RELEVANCE: Community engagement strategies successfully enrolled diverse residents within the cancer service area. AA/Black participants reported fewer cancer risk behaviors, similar educational attainment but lower income and health literacy compared to White respondents. Nuanced examinations of interactions among multilevel factors are needed to understand how individual, community, and institutional factors converge to maintain cancer disparities among AA/Black Virginians. Additional findings indicate a need for tobacco cessation, lung cancer screening, obesity treatment, and prevention initiatives.

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Community ParticipationRegistriesAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHealth LiteracyHealth SurveysHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsRace FactorsRisk Factorscancer preventioncancer risk factorscommunity outreach and engagementcommunity registryhealth disparitieslifestyle behaviorsruralscreening

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