Assessment of colorectal cancer knowledge and patient attitudes towards screening: is Ireland ready to embrace colon cancer screening?
Authors
Harewood, G CMurray, F
Patchett, S
Garcia, L
Leong, W L
Lim, Y T
Prabakaran, S
Yeen, K F
O'Flynn, J
McNally, E
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Department of Gastroenterology, Beaumont Hospital Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. harewood.gavin@gmail.comIssue Date
2009-03MeSH
AdultAwareness
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Neoplasms
Female
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Ireland
Male
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Patient Satisfaction
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
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Assessment of colorectal cancer knowledge and patient attitudes towards screening: is Ireland ready to embrace colon cancer screening? 2009, 178 (1):7-12 Ir J Med SciJournal
Irish journal of medical scienceDOI
10.1007/s11845-008-0163-xPubMed ID
18584273Abstract
The level of awareness among the Irish public regarding colorectal cancer (CRC) remains uncertain. This study aimed to characterise CRC knowledge levels among a cohort of Irish patients.A survey evaluating CRC knowledge levels was distributed among outpatients at a gastroenterology clinic in a Dublin teaching hospital.
In total, 472 surveys were distributed of which 465 (98.5%) were returned. Twenty-nine percent of respondents correctly judged CRC to be the commonest cause of cancer death among the options provided while 26% correctly judged the lifetime risk of CRC; 59% underestimated and 15% overestimated the risk. Most patients (91%) were willing to pay 300 euros for a prompt colonoscopy if recommended by their physician while 7% opted to wait 6 months for a free colonoscopy.
There is a willingness to embrace CRC screening and to shoulder some of the financial burden that this entails.
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1863-4362ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s11845-008-0163-x
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