Ambivalence and Its Influence on Participation in Screening for Colorectal Cancer

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ID4676702
AutoresCandice Oster (0000-0002-8214-3704, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), Christopher Q Cutler (autor de correspondencia), Ian Zajac (0000-0002-7786-3993, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), Ingrid Flight (0000-0001-7704-0869, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), Elizabeth Hart (0000-0001-5623-0911, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), Graeme P Young (0000-0001-9458-8383, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), Carlene Wilson (0000-0002-1883-4690, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), Deborah Turnbull (0000-0002-7116-7073, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
Año2013
Volumen23
Número9
Páginas1188-1201
Fecha de publicación2013-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732313501890
PMID23917801
OpenAlexW23917801
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas55

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide, and an ideal target for early detection and prevention through cancer screening. Unfortunately, rates of participation in screening are less than adequate. In this article we explore why people who were offered a fecal immunochemical test for CRC decided to participate or not, and for those who did participate, what influenced them to take action and complete the test. We conducted four focus groups and 30 telephone interviews with 63 people. The main reason people decided to screen was "wanting to know" their CRC status, which operated on a continuum ranging from wanting to know, through varying degrees of ambivalence, to not wanting to know. The majority of participants expressed ambivalence about CRC screening, and the main cue to action was the opportunity to screen without being too inconvenienced

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