Barriers to home bowel cancer screening
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Article Title | Barriers to home bowel cancer screening |
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ERA Journal ID | 6624 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Goodwin, Belinda C. (Author), Myers, Larry (Author), Ireland, Michael J. (Author), March, Sonja (Author), Ralph, Nicholas (Author), Dunn, Jeff (Author), Chambers, Suzanne (Author) and Aitken, Joanne (Author) |
Journal Title | Psycho-Oncology: journal of the psychological, social and behavioral dimensions of cancer |
Journal Citation | 30 (10), pp. 1756-1764 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1057-9249 |
1099-1611 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5741 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pon.5741 |
Abstract | Objective: To develop and test a psychometric instrument for measuring common barriers to completing and returning home bowel cancer screening kits. Methods: One hundred and ten items were reviewed by an expert panel (n = 15) and presented in an online cross-sectional survey with 427 Australian adults. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify an optimal factor solution of latent barrier types and aggregated factor scores were examined and compared between demographic groups. Results: Common barriers included having already been screened (32.3%), forgetting about the kit (24.4%), and a lack of planning (21.8%). Barriers reflecting hygiene concerns were also endorsed by over 15% of the sample. Four clear barrier types were evident reflecting disgust, avoidance, lack of autonomy, and physical difficulties. Conclusions: Findings support calls to apply multi-faceted interventions strategies that address a broad range of barrier types, particularly that which encourage planning, and prompt and facilitate easy stool collection. |
Keywords | cancer screening; colorectal neoplasms; factor analysis; individual differences; population health; psycho-oncology |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420603. Health promotion |
420605. Preventative health care | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Health Research |
University of Technology Sydney | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6q05/barriers-to-home-bowel-cancer-screening
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