共 10 条
The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Perceived Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Testing
被引:25
作者:
James, Aimee S.
[1
]
Hall, Sandra
[1
]
Greiner, Allen
[2
]
Buckles, Dan
[3
]
Born, Wendi K.
[4
]
Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.
[5
]
机构:
[1] Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Prevent Med & Publ Hlth, Kansas City, KS 66103 USA
[2] Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Family Med, Kansas City, KS 66103 USA
[3] Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Kansas City, KS 66103 USA
[4] Baker Univ, Dept Psychol, Baldwin City, KS USA
[5] Univ Minnesota, Acad Hlth Ctr, Off Clin Res, Minneapolis, MN USA
关键词:
Socioeconomic Status;
Colorectal Cancer;
Cancer Screening;
Underserved Populations;
D O I:
10.4278/ajhp.07041938
中图分类号:
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号:
1004 ;
120402 ;
摘要:
Purpose. Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is effective, but only one-half of age-eligible adults adhere to national guidelines. Lower socioeconomic status (SES) groups are less likely to be screened. Methods. Baseline data from a prospective study were used to examine the associations among CRC screening, screening barriers, and SES. A convenience sample of adults (N = 291) ages 40 years and older was recruited from a federally qualified health center. Questionnaires were administered orally and included demographics, health, health behavior, and screening barriers. Results. In logistic regression, having health insurance was associated with greater odds of screening. Bivariate analyses detected few differences in fecal occult blood test (FOBT) barriers, but several endoscopy barriers were more common among the lowest SES groups. For a example, fear of injury from endoscopy was more likely among low-income and uninsured participants. Discussion. The impact of SES on cancer screening is complex, but low-SES participants more often reported certain barriers than their higher-SES counterparts. This was more evident for endoscopy than for FOBT. Programs targeted at low-SES patients may need to focus on barriers that are not fully addressed in traditional promotion efforts. (Am J Heart Promot. 2008;23[2]:97-100.)
引用
收藏
页码:97 / 100
页数:4
相关论文