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dc.contributor.authorSammut, Roberta-
dc.contributor.authorCamilleri, Sylvia-
dc.contributor.authorTrapani, Josef-
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-27T15:20:54Z-
dc.date.available2021-01-27T15:20:54Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationSammut, R., Camilleri, S., & Trapani, J. (2019). The knowledge and attitudes of persons who participate and do not participate in colorectal cancer screening: a comparative survey. Applied Nursing Research, 49, 29-34.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/67977-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Colon cancer accounts for 10% of cancer cases worldwide. Screening improves survival, making participation in screening programmes important. Better understanding of why some individuals do not get screened is, therefore, needed. Aim: The aim was to compare the knowledge and attitudes of adults who participated and did not participate in a colorectal cancer screening programme. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional survey design was used. A random sample of four hundred individuals was selected from the National Screening database, Malta. Two hundred had undergone colorectal cancer screening and two hundred had not. A questionnaire measuring the constructs in the Health Belief Model was distributed. The Chi-squared test and the Mann Whitney U Test were used to analyse data. Results: An overall response rate of 61% (n=245) was achieved. Those who had not undergone screening identified significantly more barriers to participate (U= 33180.00, p= .004). In terms of the Health Belief Model, the results reflected high perceived barriers to action and low perceived susceptibility to colorectal cancer amongst those who did not undergo screening. Conclusions: Colorectal neoplasm screening programmes should emphasize that identifying precursor lesions is positive and that lack of symptoms does not mean that these are not present.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherElsevieren_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessen_GB
dc.subjectCanceren_GB
dc.subjectColon (Anatomy) -- Canceren_GB
dc.subjectMedical screeningen_GB
dc.titleThe knowledge and attitudes of persons who participate and do not participate in a colorectal cancer screening programme : a comparative surveyen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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dc.description.reviewedpeer-revieweden_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apnr.2019.07.004-
dc.publication.titleApplied Nursing Researchen_GB
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