Willingness to Participate in Home Screening for Urologic Cancers in the General Population: An Online Survey of Over 1400 Adults

To assess willingness of adults to undergo home screening for urologic cancers via urine dipstick and determine the effect of an educational pamphlet on hematuria on screening willingness and knowledge of hematuria. We performed an online survey of adult volunteers throughout the United States from...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2020-02, Vol.136, p.35-40
Main Authors: Tsai, Kyle P., Hudnall, Matthew T., Weiner, Adam B., Keeter, Mary-Kate, Meeks, Joshua J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Early Detection of Cancer
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hematuria - urine
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Education as Topic
Self Care
Self Report
United States
Urinalysis
Urologic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Urologic Neoplasms - urine
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Summary:To assess willingness of adults to undergo home screening for urologic cancers via urine dipstick and determine the effect of an educational pamphlet on hematuria on screening willingness and knowledge of hematuria. We performed an online survey of adult volunteers throughout the United States from September 25, 2018 to October 15, 2018. The primary outcome was pretest willingness to undergo home screening for hematuria with urine dipstick (4 or 5 out of 5-point Likert). Secondary outcomes included changes in willingness to screen and knowledge on hematuria after exposure to an educational pamphlet. Of 1442 participants, 54% were male and 87% were White. Median age was 48. Pretest willingness to home screen was high (90%). Older age was associated with an increased willingness to screen (per 10-year increase: odds ratio 1.47, 95% confidence interval 1.28-1.68, P
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2019.11.028