Demographic associations with stage of readiness to screen for colorectal cancer
Demographic associations with stage of readiness to screen for colorectal cancer
Date
2009
Authors
Duncan, Amy
Wilson, Carlene J
Cole, Stephen Russell
Mikocka-Walus, Antonina
Turnbull, Deborah
Young, Graeme Paul
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Australian Health Promotion Association
Abstract
Objective: To describe the distribution of a population in southern urban Adelaide in terms of readiness to
screen for colorectal cancer (CRC) by Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) or colonoscopy according to the
stages in the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behaviour change and to compare the stages according to
demographic variables.
Methods: A random sample of 664 South Australians aged 50 to 74 were surveyed in June 2006. Chi-squared
analyses were performed to determine if statistically significant differences on demographic variables existed
between participants at different stages of readiness to screen.
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Keywords
Public health,
Colorectal cancer,
Screening tests,
Faecal Occult Blood Test
Citation
Duncan, A., Wilson, C., Cole, S.R., Mikocka-Walus, A., Turnbull, D., & Young, G.P., 2009. Demographic associations with stage of readiness to screen for colorectal cancer. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 20(1), 7-12.