Journal article
Barriers to home bowel cancer screening
Psycho-Oncology, Vol.30(10), pp.1756-1764
2021
PMID: 34044472
Abstract
Objective:
To develop and test a psychometric instrument for measuring common barriers to completing and returning home bowel cancer screening kits.
Methods:
One hundred and ten items were reviewed by an expert panel (n = 15) and presented in an online cross-sectional survey with 427 Australian adults. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify an optimal factor solution of latent barrier types and aggregated factor scores were examined and compared between demographic groups.
Results:
Common barriers included having already been screened (32.3%), forgetting about the kit (24.4%), and a lack of planning (21.8%). Barriers reflecting hygiene concerns were also endorsed by over 15% of the sample. Four clear barrier types were evident reflecting disgust, avoidance, lack of autonomy, and physical difficulties.
Conclusions:
Findings support calls to apply multi-faceted interventions strategies that address a broad range of barrier types, particularly that which encourage planning, and prompt and facilitate easy stool collection.
Details
- Title
- Barriers to home bowel cancer screening
- Authors
- Belinda C. Goodwin (Corresponding Author) - Cancer Council QueenslandLarry Myers - Cancer Council QueenslandMichael J. Ireland - University of Southern QueenslandSonja March - University of Southern QueenslandNicholas Ralph - University of Southern QueenslandJeff Dunn - Cancer Council QueenslandSuzanne Chambers - Edith Cowan UniversityJoanne Aitken - Cancer Council Queensland
- Publication details
- Psycho-Oncology, Vol.30(10), pp.1756-1764
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.1002/pon.5741
- ISSN
- 1099-1611
- PMID
- 34044472
- Data Availability
- The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
- Grant note
- The project was funded by Cancer Council Queensland and the University of Southern Queensland.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991087496702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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- Oncology
- Psychology
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