Patient Preferences and Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening in an Urban Population

We measured patient preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening strategies and actual receipt of alternative CRC screening tests among an urban minority sample participating in an intervention study. The fecal occult blood test was the most preferred test, reportedly owing to its convenience a...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2006-05, Vol.96 (5), p.809-811
Main Authors: Wolf, Randi L, Basch, Charles E, Brouse, Corey H, Shmukler, Celia, Shea, Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Blood tests
Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms - ethnology
Female
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Health care policy
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Medical sciences
Medical screening
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Occult Blood
Patient Compliance - ethnology
Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
Patient satisfaction
Patient Satisfaction - ethnology
Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data
Preferences
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Reimbursement
Research and Practice
Socioeconomic Factors
Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
Studies
Tumors
Urban areas
Urban Population
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Summary:We measured patient preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening strategies and actual receipt of alternative CRC screening tests among an urban minority sample participating in an intervention study. The fecal occult blood test was the most preferred test, reportedly owing to its convenience and the noninvasive nature. For individuals who obtained a test that was other than their stated preference (41.1%), reasons for this discordance may be due to physician preferences that override patient preferences.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2004.049684