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Tran TVT, Franck JE, Cœuret-Pellicer M, Rigal L, Ringa V, Menvielle G. Combined Effect of Health Status and Primary Care Use on Participation in Cancer Screening: The CONSTANCES Cohort. WOMEN'S HEALTH REPORTS 2020; 1:511-520. [PMID: 35982989 PMCID: PMC9380874 DOI: 10.1089/whr.2020.0096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background: The combined association between primary care utilization and health status with breast cancer screening (BCS) and cervical cancer screening (CCS) remains unclear. Our aim was to identify women's profiles based on their health status and primary care utilization and study their associated adherence to BCS and CCS recommendations. Methods: Using data from the cohort of people visiting health screening centers (CONSTANCES) in France (2012–2015), we first identified women's profiles based on their health status (self-perceived health, physical, and mental health) and primary care utilization (visit to the General Practitioner [GP], uptake of blood tests) using a multiple correspondence analysis and a hierarchical cluster analysis. We then investigated the association of these profiles to BCS and CCS using logistic regression models adjusted for age, smoking status, sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and the regularity of gynecologist consultation. Results: We identified five distinct profiles of women with contrasted participation in BCS (n = 14,122) and CCS (n = 27,120). In multivariate analyses, cancer screening participation increased from women with very good health and poor primary care utilization, to those with poor health and frequent visits to the GP, and those with very good health and average primary care utilization. The most favorable profiles regarding cancer screening rates were women with average-to-poor health and regular visits to the GP and uptake of blood tests. Conclusions: Our results suggest that policies aiming at increasing cancer screening participation should simultaneously account for women's use of primary care and health and consider more specific subgroups than what is usually done. Further research should investigate factors motivating cancer screening practice, such as women's beliefs regarding cancer screening and women's psychological characteristics.
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- Thi-Van-Trinh Tran
- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France
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- Inserm-Versailles Saint Quentinen Yvelines University, UMS 011 “Epidemiological Population-Based Cohorts Unit,” Villejuif, France
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- CESP Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, U1018, Gender, Sexuality and Health Team, University of Paris-Saclay, University of Paris-Sud, UVSQ, Villejuif, France
- Ined, Paris, France
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- CESP Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, U1018, Gender, Sexuality and Health Team, University of Paris-Saclay, University of Paris-Sud, UVSQ, Villejuif, France
- Ined, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France
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Chang E, Choi S, Kwon I, Araiza D, Moore M, Trejo L, Sarkisian C. Characterizing Beliefs about Stroke and Walking for Exercise among Seniors from Four Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities. J Cross Cult Gerontol 2018; 33:387-410. [PMID: 30141095 PMCID: PMC7672710 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-018-9356-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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We described and compared seniors' stroke-related health beliefs among four racial/ethnic communities to inform a culturally-tailored stroke prevention walking intervention. Specific attention was paid to how seniors combined pathophysiology-based biomedical beliefs with non-biomedical beliefs. We conducted twelve language-concordant, structured focus groups with African American, Chinese American, Korean American, and Latino seniors aged 60 years and older with a history of hypertension (n = 132) to assess stroke-related health beliefs. Participants were asked their beliefs about stroke mechanism and prevention strategies in addition to questions corresponding to four constructs from the Health Belief Model: perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and benefits and barriers to walking for exercise. Using thematic analysis, we iteratively reviewed and coded focus group transcripts to identify recurrent themes within and between racial/ethnic groups. Participants across all four racial/ethnic groups believed that blockages in brain arteries caused strokes. Factors believed to increase susceptibility to stroke were often similar to biomedical risk factors across racial/ethnic groups, but participants also endorsed non-biomedical factors such as strong emotions. The majority of participants perceived stroke as a serious condition requiring urgent medical attention, fearing paralysis or death, but few mentioned severe disability as a stroke consequence. Participants largely believed stroke to be preventable through physical activity, dietary changes, and medication adherence. Perceived benefits of walking for exercise included improved physical health, decreased bodily pain, and ease of participation. Perceived barriers to walking included limited mobility due to chronic medical conditions, increased bodily pain, and low motivation. While seniors' stroke-related health beliefs were often similar to biomedical beliefs across racial/ethnic groups, we also identified several non-biomedical beliefs that were shared across groups. These non-biomedical beliefs regarding perceived stroke susceptibility and severity may warrant further discussion in stroke education interventions. Patterns in non-biomedical beliefs that vary between groups may reflect cultural differences. Stroke education could potentially increase cultural relevancy and impact by addressing such differences in health beliefs as well as perceived benefits and barriers to walking for exercise that vary between different racial/ethnic groups.
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- Emiley Chang
- Department of Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W. Carson Street, Torrance, CA, 90502, USA.
- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 885 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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- School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, 700 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Clinical Solutions Associate, Science 37, 12121 Bluff Creek Drive, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA, 90094, USA
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- Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA
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- Department of Sociology, Barnard College, Columbia University, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- City of Los Angeles Department of Aging, 221 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, 10945 Le Conte Avenue, Suite 2339, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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What are the determinants for individuals to undergo cardiovascular disease health checks? A cross sectional survey. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201931. [PMID: 30092064 PMCID: PMC6085058 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a need to improve public's participation in health checks for early identification of individuals at high risk of CVD for prevention. The objective of this study is to identify significant determinants associated with individuals' intention to undergo CVD health checks. These determinants could be used to develop effective strategies to improve CVD health check participation. METHODS This was a cross sectional survey using mall intercept interviews. It was carried out in a hypermarket surrounded by housing estates with a population of varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Inclusion criteria were Malaysian nationality and age 30 years and older. The validated CVD health check questionnaire was used to assess participants' intention and the determinants that influenced their intention to undergo CVD health checks. RESULTS A total of 413 participants were recruited. The median age of the participants was 45 years (IQR 17 years) and 60% of them were female. Participants indicated they were likely (45.0%) or very likely (38.7%) to undergo CVD health checks while 16.2% were not sure, unlikely or very unlikely to undergo health checks. Using ordinal regression analysis, perception of benefits, drawbacks of CVD health checks, perception of external barriers and readiness to handle outcomes following CVD health checks were the significant determinants of individuals' intention to undergo CVD health checks. CONCLUSIONS To improve individuals' participation in CVD health checks, we need to develop strategies to address their perception of benefits and drawbacks of CVD health checks, the perceived external barriers and their readiness to handle outcomes following CVD health checks.
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NHS health checks: a cross- sectional observational study on equity of uptake and outcomes. BMC Health Serv Res 2018; 18:238. [PMID: 29615026 PMCID: PMC5883605 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3027-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The National Health Checks programme aims to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and health inequalities in England. We assessed equity of uptake and outcomes from NHS Health Checks in general practices in Bristol, UK. METHODS A cross-sectional study using patient-level data, from 38 general practices. We descriptively analysed the socioeconomic status (SES) of patients invited and the SES and ethnicity of those attending. Logistic regression was used to test associations between invitation and attendance, with population characteristics. RESULTS Between June 2010 to October 2014, 31,881 patients were invited, and 13,733 NHS Health Checks completed. 47% of patients invited from the three least and 39% from the two most-deprived index of multiple deprivation quintiles, completed a Check. Proportions of invited patients, by ethnicity were 64% non-black and Asian and 31% black and Asian. Men were less likely to attend than women (OR 0.73, 95% confidence interval 0.67 to 0.80), as were patients ≤ 49 compared to ≥ 70 years (OR 0.40, 95% confidence interval 0.65 to 0.83). After controlling for SES and population characteristics, compared to patients with low CVD risk, high risk patients were more likely to be prescribed cardiovascular drugs (OR 6.2, 95% confidence interval 4.51 to 8.40). Compared to men, women (OR 01.18, 95% confidence interval 1.03 to 1.35) were more likely to be prescribed cardiovascular drugs, as were those ≤ 49 years (50-59 years, OR 1.42, 95% confidence intervals 1.13-1.79, 60-69 years, OR 1.60, 95% confidence intervals, 1.22-2.10, ≥ 70 years, OR 1.64, 95% confidence intervals, 1.14 to 2.35). Controlling for population characteristics, the following groups were most likely to be referred to lifestyle services: younger women (OR 2.22, 95% CI 1.69 to 2.94), those in the most deprived IMD quintile (OR 3.22, 95% CI 1.63 to 6.36) and those at highest risk of CVD (OR, 2.77, 95% CI 1.91 to 4.02). CONCLUSIONS We found no statistically significant evidence of inequity in attendance for an NHS Health Check by SES. Being older or a woman were associated with better attendance. Targeting men, younger patients and ethnic minority groups may improve equity in uptake for NHS Health Checks.
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Cheong AT, Chinna K, Khoo EM, Liew SM. Determinants for cardiovascular disease health check questionnaire: A validation study. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188259. [PMID: 29145513 PMCID: PMC5690630 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background To improve individuals’ participation in cardiovascular disease (CVD) screening, it is necessary to understand factors that influence their intention to undergo health checks. This study aimed to develop and validate an instrument that assess determinants that influence individuals’ intention to undergo CVD health checks. Methods The concepts and items were developed based on findings from our prior exploratory qualitative study on factors influencing individuals’ intention to undergo CVD health checks. Content validity of the questionnaire was assessed by a panel of six experts and the item-level content validity index (I-CVI) was determined. After pretesting the questionnaire was pilot tested to check reliability of the items. Exploratory factor analysis was used to test for dimensionality using a sample of 240 participants. Results The finalized questionnaire consists of 36 items, covering nine concepts. The I-CVI for all items was satisfactory with values ranging from 0.83 to 1.00. The exploratory factor analysis showed that the number of factors extracted was consistent with the theoretical concepts. Correlations values between items ranged from 0.30 to 0.85 and all the factor loadings were more than 0.40, indicating satisfactory structural validity. All concepts showed good internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha values ranged 0.66–0.85. Conclusions The determinants for CVD health check questionnaire has good content and structural validity, and its reliability was established. It can be used to assess determinants influencing individuals’ intention to undergo CVD health checks.
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- Ai Theng Cheong
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya Primary Care Research Group (UMPCRG), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya Primary Care Research Group (UMPCRG), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Kuecuekbalaban P, Muehlan H, Schmidt S. Can diagnostic self-testing of laypeople be predicted by core concepts of health behaviour theories? A comparison between German self-testers and non-self-testers. J Public Health (Oxf) 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10389-016-0746-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Stol YH, Asscher ECA, Schermer MHN. Reasons to Participate or not to Participate in Cardiovascular Health Checks: A Review of the Literature: Table 1. Public Health Ethics 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/phe/phv030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Millar M, Westfall RS. The effects of implicit anxiety on the performance of skin self-examinations. JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Murray Millar
- Department of Psychology; University of Nevada; Las Vegas NV United States
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- Department of Psychology; University of Nevada; Las Vegas NV United States
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Dryden R, Williams B, McCowan C, Themessl-Huber M. What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review. BMC Public Health 2012; 12:723. [PMID: 22938046 PMCID: PMC3491052 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND General and preventive health checks are a key feature of contemporary policies of anticipatory care. Ensuring high and equitable uptake of such general health checks is essential to ensuring health gain and preventing health inequalities. This literature review explores the socio-demographic, clinical and social cognitive characteristics of those who do and do not engage with general health checks or preventive health checks for cardiovascular disease. METHODS An exploratory scoping study approach was employed. Databases searched included the British Nursing Index and Archive, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). Titles and abstracts of 17463 papers were screened; 1171 papers were then independently assessed by two researchers. A review of full text was carried out by two of the authors resulting in 39 being included in the final review. RESULTS Those least likely to attend health checks were men on low incomes, low socio-economic status, unemployed or less well educated. In general, attenders were older than non-attenders. An individual's marital status was found to affect attendance rates with non-attenders more likely to be single. In general, white individuals were more likely to engage with services than individuals from other ethnic backgrounds. Non-attenders had a greater proportion of cardiovascular risk factors than attenders, and smokers were less likely to attend than non-smokers. The relationship between health beliefs and health behaviours appeared complex. Non-attenders were shown to value health less strongly, have low self-efficacy, feel less in control of their health and be less likely to believe in the efficacy of health checks. CONCLUSION Routine health check-ups appear to be taken up inequitably, with gender, age, socio-demographic status and ethnicity all associated with differential service use. Furthermore, non-attenders appeared to have greater clinical need or risk factors suggesting that differential uptake may lead to sub-optimal health gain and contribute to inequalities via the inverse care law. Appropriate service redesign and interventions to encourage increased uptake among these groups is required.
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- Ruth Dryden
- Social Dimensions of Health Institute, 11 Airlie Place, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Professions Research Unit, Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Division of Population Health Sciences, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Social Dimensions of Health Institute, 11 Airlie Place, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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Millar MG. Predicting Dental Flossing Behavior: The Role of Implicit and Explicit Responses and Beliefs. BASIC AND APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2010.539949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Grispen JEJ, Ronda G, Dinant GJ, de Vries NK, van der Weijden T. To test or not to test: a cross-sectional survey of the psychosocial determinants of self-testing for cholesterol, glucose, and HIV. BMC Public Health 2011; 11:112. [PMID: 21329511 PMCID: PMC3045947 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Although self-tests are increasingly available and widely used, it is not clear whether their use is beneficial to the users, and little is known concerning the determinants of self-test use. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of self-test use for cholesterol, glucose, and HIV, and to examine whether these are similar across these tests. Self-testing was defined as using in-vitro tests on body materials, initiated by consumers with the aim of diagnosing a particular disorder, condition, or risk factor for disease. Methods A cross-sectional Internet survey was conducted among 513 self-testers and 600 non-testers, assessing possible determinants of self-test use. The structured questionnaire was based on the Health Belief Model, Theory of Planned Behavior, and Protection Motivation Theory. Data were analyzed by means of logistic regression. Results The results revealed that perceived benefits and self-efficacy were significantly associated with self-testing for all three conditions. Other psychosocial determinants, e.g. gender, cues to action, perceived barriers, subjective norm, and moral obligation, seemed to be more test-specific. Conclusions Psychosocial determinants of self-testing are not identical for all tests and therefore information about self-testing needs to be tailored to a specific test. The general public should not only be informed about advantages of self-test use but also about the disadvantages. Designers of information about self-testing should address all aspects related to self-testing to stimulate informed decision making which, in turn, will result in more effective self-test use.
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- Janaica E J Grispen
- Department of General Practice, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Grispen JEJ, Ickenroth MHP, de Vries NK, Dinant GJ, Ronda G, van der Weijden T. Improving behaviour in self-testing (IBIS): Study on frequency of use, consequences, information needs and use, and quality of currently available consumer information (protocol). BMC Public Health 2010; 10:453. [PMID: 20682031 PMCID: PMC2919481 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2010] [Accepted: 08/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Self-tests are available to consumers for more than 25 conditions, ranging from infectious diseases to cardiovascular risk factors. Self-tests are defined as in-vitro tests on body materials such as blood, urine, faeces, or saliva that are initiated by consumers to diagnose a particular disorder or risk factor without involving a medical professional. In 2006, 16% of a sample of Dutch Internet users had ever used at least one self-test and 17% intended to use a self-test in the future. The objectives of this study are to determine (1) the frequency of self-test use, (2) the consumers' reasons for using or not using a self-test, (3) the information that is used by self-testers in the different self-test stages and the consumers' interpretation of the quality of this information, (4) the consumers' response to self-test results in terms of their confidence in the result, reassurance by the test result, and follow-up behaviour, (5) the information consumers report to need in the decision making process of using or not using a self-test, and in further management on the basis of the self-test result, and (6) the quality of the currently available consumer information on a selected set of self-tests. METHODS Mixed methods study with (1) a cross-sectional study consisting of a two-phase Internet-questionnaire, (2) semi-structured interviews with self-testers and consumers who intend to use a self-test, and (3) the assessment of the quality of consumer information of self-tests. The Health Belief Model and the Theory of Planned Behaviour will serve as the theoretical basis for the questionnaires and the interview topic guides. CONCLUSIONS The self-testing area is still in a state of flux and therefore it is expected that self-test use will increase in the future. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study which combines quantitative and qualitative research to identify consumers' information needs and use concerning self-testing, and the consumers' actual follow-up behaviour based on the self-test result, and simultaneously investigates the quality of the currently available consumer information. The results of this study will be used as an input in developing consumer information on self-testing.
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- Janaica EJ Grispen
- Department of General Practice, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice, Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Shiloh S. An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Acknowledging False Negative and False Positive Errors on Clients' Cancer Screening Intentions: The Lesser of Two Evils? Appl Psychol Health Well Being 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2010.01030.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wong N. Investigating the effects of cancer risk and efficacy perceptions on cancer prevention adherence and intentions. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2009; 24:95-105. [PMID: 19280453 PMCID: PMC2743453 DOI: 10.1080/10410230802676474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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This study examined the interaction between comparative cancer risk and efficacy perceptions on individuals' adherence for colon, prostate, and breast cancer screenings, intentions to get these screenings in the future, and intentions to adopt health lifestyle behaviors in the next year. A national probability sample of 2,226 adults ages 40 to 70 was surveyed. Overall, a positive interaction effect was found between comparative risk and efficacy on several outcomes. There were some methodological limitations worth noting, but the findings do have implications for health campaigns, particularly the need to increase efficacy beliefs about reducing cancer risks within the general population.
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- Norman Wong
- Department of Communication, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019-2081, USA.
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Lehane E, McCarthy G, Collender V, Deasy A. Medication-taking for coronary artery disease - patients' perspectives. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2007; 7:133-9. [PMID: 17904422 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2007] [Revised: 08/22/2007] [Accepted: 08/22/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Medication adherence as a healthcare issue has preoccupied researchers and clinicians for several decades. Sustained investigation is justified given the extent and consequences of non-adherence. While quantitative methodologies conducted predominately from a healthcare professionals' perspective have generated numerous relevant factors involved in adhering to medical regimens, patients' perspectives are required for a more comprehensive appreciation of patient priorities in medication-taking. AIM The aim of this study was to gain a dynamic understanding of the perspectives of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) on the factors relating to medication-taking. METHODS A qualitative, descriptive research design was adopted. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted over a three month period and analysed using content analysis techniques. FINDINGS Three key dimensions to medication-taking were identified: "Keeping track"-ways of taking tablets; Reasoning about medications and Social/Professional influences on medication-taking. CONCLUSION Research results add to the existing body of knowledge on patients' perspectives on medication-taking. They provide clinicians with an insight into the different dimensions and complex interactions involved.
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- Elaine Lehane
- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, National University of Ireland, Cork College Road, Cork, Ireland.
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Monitoring (Miller, 1991) is defined as a cognitive coping style characterized by the tendency to seek information about threats. This study found that information seeking in stressful situations is perceived by individuals as related to the emotion-focused more than the problem-focused function of coping and that there is considerable variance among individuals in the perceived functions of information seeking and the relationships among information-seeking reactions and their perceived functions. Information-seeking preferences in a natural stressful situation (a final course examination) were predicted by individual differences in perceived functions of information seeking rather than by generalized behavioral coping styles (monitoring). The results were interpreted in relation to the cognitive-affective system theory (Mischel & Shoda, 1995), and implications for the measurement of coping dispositions were discussed.
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Gooding HC, Organista K, Burack J, Biesecker BB. Genetic susceptibility testing from a stress and coping perspective. Soc Sci Med 2006; 62:1880-90. [PMID: 16198036 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Four theories of health behavior and of stress and coping are reviewed for their ability to illuminate interest in uptake and outcomes of genetic testing for adult-onset diseases. These theories are the Health Belief Model, the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), the Common Sense Model of Self-regulation (CSM), and the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping (TMSC). Basic concepts of each theory are discussed, followed by evidence from the literature supporting the relevance of these concepts to the understanding of genetic testing for four adult-onset diseases: Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, hereditary breast/ovarian cancer, and hereditary colorectal cancer. Emphasis is placed on the finding that a decision to undergo genetic testing may be considered as a way to cope with both the cognitive and affective concerns that arise from living at increased risk of developing a disease in the future. The potential value of genetic testing for reducing uncertainty about and gaining a sense of control over one's risk of developing a chronic disease is highlighted. We argue that theories which focus on stress and coping provide a useful framework for future studies of genetic testing decisions for adult-onset disease risk.
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- Holly C Gooding
- Division of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, 570 University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1190, USA.
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Shiloh S, Ilan S. To Test or Not To Test? Moderators of the Relationship Between Risk Perceptions and Interest in Predictive Genetic Testing. J Behav Med 2005; 28:467-79. [PMID: 16195820 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-005-9017-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/02/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The moderating effects of motivational factors (illness prevention vs. emotional reassurance), regulatory focus (health vs. illness orientations), and cancer anxiety on the relationship between risk perceptions and women's interest in predictive genetic testing for breast cancer were studied among 102 women with no history of breast cancer. Risk perceptions per se were unrelated to testing interests. Perceptions of higher personal risk for developing breast cancer were positively related to women's interest in testing only among women whose dominant motivation was not emotional reassurance, who were not oriented towards ruling-out disease, and who were not highly anxious about breast cancer. These findings pointed to conditions under which risk perceptions may enhance screening behaviors, and other conditions under which they may not.
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- Shoshana Shiloh
- Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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McCaffery K, Borril J, Williamson S, Taylor T, Sutton S, Atkin W, Wardle J. Declining the offer of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for bowel cancer: a qualitative investigation of the decision-making process. Soc Sci Med 2001; 53:679-91. [PMID: 11478546 DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(00)00375-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Qualitative methods were used to investigate decision-making among a group of older adults who declined the offer of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for bowel cancer. Interviews were conducted with 60 people (30 men and 30 women) who either had not responded to the screening letter or who responded saying that they were not interested in participating. The findings suggest that low perceived susceptibility to bowel cancer, in terms of current health status, family history or absence of bowel symptoms. was an important factor in the decision to decline screening. Procedural barriers such as embarrassment, pain/discomfort and perceived unpleasantness of the test were reported as relatively minor, although the test was considered more physically intrusive than other screening tests. Avoidant attitudes emerged as an important theme and were reported by a third of respondents. Distinct patterns of decision-making were also observed and three groups emerged from accounts: (i) forgetting or avoiding making a decision about the test (ii) a confident rejection of the test based on a few salient factors, and (iii) a more careful consideration of the test focusing on issues of susceptibility. The findings are discussed in the context of models of health behaviour and bowel cancer screening participation research.
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- K McCaffery
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
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Soliday E, Hoeksel R. Health beliefs and pediatric emergency department after-care adherence. Ann Behav Med 2001; 22:299-306. [PMID: 11253441 DOI: 10.1007/bf02895666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This study's purpose was to apply a multivariate adaptation of the Health Belief Model (HBM) to examine parental adherence to pediatric emergency department (ED) after-care instructions. Parents/legal guardians (n = 162) of children ages 0-17 years with minor (noncritical) conditions (e.g. abrasion/contusion, laceration) completed health beliefs and demographics questionnaires while waiting for their child to be seen. Postdischarge, children's medical records were reviewed for after-care instructions and insurance status, and parents were phoned to assess adherence to specific after-care instructions. In logistic regressions, health beliefs (barriers, severity, susceptibility) and child age significantly predicted several postdischarge adherence behaviors, including home care procedures and prescription medication purchase. Results are discussed as they relate to the effects of specific health belief variables and the need for further refinement of the HBM in accordance with the changing health care system; clinical applications are proposed.
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- E Soliday
- Washington State University, 14204 Salmon Creek Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98686, USA
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Shiloh S, Eini NJ, Ben-neria Z, Sagi M. framing of prenatal screening test results and women's health-illness orientations as determinants of perceptions of fetal health and approval of amniocentesis. Psychol Health 2001. [DOI: 10.1080/08870440108405509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Decruyenaere M, Evers-Kiebooms G, Welkenhuysen M, Denayer L, Claes E. Cognitive representations of breast cancer, emotional distress and preventive health behaviour: a theoretical perspective. Psychooncology 2000; 9:528-36. [PMID: 11180588 DOI: 10.1002/1099-1611(200011/12)9:6<528::aid-pon486>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Individuals at high risk for developing breast and/or ovarian cancer are faced with difficult decisions regarding genetic testing, cancer prevention and/or intensive surveillance. Large interindividual differences exist in the uptake of these health-related services. This paper is aimed at understanding and predicting how people emotionally and behaviourally react to information concerning genetic predisposition to breast/ovarian cancer. For this purpose, the self-regulation model of illness representations is elaborated. This model suggests that health-related behaviour is influenced by a person's cognitive and emotional representation of the health threat. These representations generate coping behaviour aimed at resolving the objective health problems (problem-focussed coping) and at reducing the emotional distress induced by the health threat (emotion-focussed coping). Based on theoretical considerations and empirical studies, four interrelated attributes of the cognitive illness representation of hereditary breast/ovarian cancer are described: causal beliefs concerning the disease, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility to the disease and perceived controllability. The paper also addresses the complex interactions between these cognitive attributes, emotional distress and preventive health behaviour.
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- M Decruyenaere
- Psychosocial Genetics Unit, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Lagerlund M, Hedin A, Sparén P, Thurfjell E, Lambe M. Attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge as predictors of nonattendance in a Swedish population-based mammography screening program. Prev Med 2000; 31:417-28. [PMID: 11006068 DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effectiveness of mammography screening could be improved if factors that influence nonattendance were better understood. METHODS We examined attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge in relation to nonattendance in a population-based mammography screening program, using a case-control design. Data were collected from November 1997 to March 1998 through telephone interviews with 434 nonattenders and 515 attenders identified in a population-based mammography register in central Sweden. The questions asked drew primarily upon the components constituting the Health Belief Model. RESULTS Multivariate analysis showed that nonattendance was most common among women within the highest quartile of perceived emotional barriers, compared to women within the lowest quartile (OR = 4.81; 95% CI 2.96-7.82). Women who worried most about breast cancer were more likely to attend than those who worried least (OR = 0.09; 95% CI 0.02-0.31). Women with the highest scores of perceived benefits were more likely to attend than women with the lowest ones (OR = 0.35; 95% CI 0.08-0.75). Other factors associated with nonattendance were less knowledge about mammography and breast cancer, lack of advice from a health professional to participate, and very poor trust in health care. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that increased participation in outreach mammography screening programs can be achieved through enhancement of breast cancer awareness and possibly by reducing some of the modifiable barriers. mammography; mass screening; breast cancer; attitudes; Sweden.
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- M Lagerlund
- Department of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Shiloh S, Petel Y, Papa M, Goldman B. Motivations, perceptions and interpersonal differences associated with interest in genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility among women at high and average risk. Psychol Health 1998. [DOI: 10.1080/08870449808407451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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