Changes in colorectal cancer screening intention among people aged 18–49 in the United States

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Kim Sprunck-Harrild¹  Elizabeth Gonzalez Suarez¹  Karen M Emmons²  Sapna Syngal³  Mary L Greaney⁴  Elaine Puleo⁵ 

[1] Center for Community-Based Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, 02215, Boston, MA, USA;Center for Community-Based Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, 02215, Boston, MA, USA;Harvard School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Ave., 02215, Boston, MA, USA;Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, 02215, Boston, MA, USA;Brigham and Women's Hospital, 02215, Boston, MA, USA;Health Studies & Department of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, 25 West Independence Way, 02881, Kingston, RI, USA;School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, 01003, Amherst, MA, USA;

关键词: Colorectal cancer;    Cancer screening;    Screening intentions;    Low-income population;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-901

 received in 2014-01-20, accepted in 2014-08-26,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTo determine whether exposure to a peer-led intervention focused on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, physical activity, and multi-vitamin intake can lead to increased intentions to be screened for CRC once age eligible among adults under the age of 50.MethodsParticipants were residents of low-income housing sites, and CRC screening intentions were assessed at baseline and at follow-up (approximately 2 years later) to determine changes in screening intentions and factors associated with changes in intentions.ResultsParticipants (n = 692) were 78.4% female, 42.6% Hispanic and 50.8% black. At follow-up, 51% maintained their intention to be screened and 14.6% newly intended to get screened. Individuals newly intending to get screened were more likely to have participated in the intervention, be older, male, and born in Puerto Rico or the United States compared to those who maintained their intention not to get screened (p < 0.05).ConclusionExposure to CRC prevention messages before the age of 50 can increase screening intentions among individuals who did not initially intend to get screened. Peer-led interventions to promote CRC screening should include individual less than 50 years of age, as this may contribute to increased screening at the recommended age threshold.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Greaney et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014