General practitioners' views and experiences of communicating with older people about cancer screening: a qualitative study

Older adults should be supported to make informed decisions about cancer screening. However, it is unknown how general practitioners (GPs) in Australia communicate about cancer screening with older people. To investigate GPs' views and experiences of communicating about cancer screening (breast...

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Published in:Family practice 2022-11, Vol.41 (4), p.543-553
Main Authors: Smith, Jenna, Dodd, Rachael H, Wallis, Katharine A, Naganathan, Vasi, Cvejic, Erin, Jansen, Jesse, McCaffery, Kirsten J
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Language:English
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Qualitative Research
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Summary:Older adults should be supported to make informed decisions about cancer screening. However, it is unknown how general practitioners (GPs) in Australia communicate about cancer screening with older people. To investigate GPs' views and experiences of communicating about cancer screening (breast, cervical, prostate, and bowel) with older people (≥70 years). Qualitative, semi-structured interviews, Australia. Interviews were conducted with GPs practising in Australia (n = 28), recruited through practice-based research networks, primary health networks, social media, and email invitation. Interviews were audio-recorded and analysed thematically using Framework Analysis. Findings across GPs were organized into 3 themes: (i) varied motivation to initiate cancer screening discussions; some GPs reported that they only initiated screening within recommended ages (
ISSN:1460-2229
0263-2136
1460-2229
DOI:10.1093/fampra/cmac126