Quality of life of family caregivers of cancer survivors: across the trajectory of the illness

Y Kim, BA Given - Cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. Cancer affects not only the quality of life (QOL) of individuals with the
disease but also that of their family members and close friends. The impact on various …

Adherence with colorectal cancer screening guidelines: a review

S Subramanian, M Klosterman, MM Amonkar… - Preventive …, 2004 - Elsevier
Objective. To review screening rates and factors impacting patient utilization of colorectal
cancer screening tests. Methods. We searched Medline, CancerLit, and PsycInfo for articles …

[PDF][PDF] The health belief model

VL Champion, CS Skinner - Health behavior and health education …, 2008 - academia.edu
Since the early 1950s, the Health Belief Model (HBM) has been one of the most widely used
conceptual frameworks in health behavior research, both to explain change and …

Background on the health belief model

CS Skinner, J Tiro, VL Champion - Health behavior: Theory …, 2015 - books.google.com
76 CHAPTER 5: THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL programs to prevent and detect disease
(Hochbaum, 1958; Rosenstock, 1960). At that time, researchers and health professionals …

Patient-reported barriers to colorectal cancer screening: a mixed-methods analysis

RM Jones, KJ Devers, AJ Kuzel, SH Woolf - American journal of preventive …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Barriers experienced by patients influence the uptake of colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening. Prior research has quantified how often patients encounter these …

Barriers to colorectal cancer screening: a comparison of reports from primary care physicians and average-risk adults

CN Klabunde, SW Vernon, MR Nadel, N Breen… - Medical care, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: Barriers to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening are not well understood.
Objectives: We sought to compare barriers to CRC screening reported by primary care …

The relative importance of patient-reported barriers to colorectal cancer screening

RM Jones, SH Woolf, TD Cunningham… - American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates are suboptimal. The most
important barriers identified by patients are poorly understood. A comprehensive …

Colorectal cancer knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors in African Americans

PM Green, BA Kelly - Cancer nursing, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Disparities in healthcare among racial and ethnic minorities are associated with poor
outcomes. African Americans have the highest incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among …

Barriers to colorectal cancer screening among Medicare consumers

CN Klabunde, AP Schenck, WW Davis - American journal of preventive …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined lack of physician recommendation and other
reasons for under-utilization of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in the Medicare …

Health beliefs of first-degree relatives of individuals with colorectal cancer and participation in health maintenance visits: a population-based survey

LA Jacobs - Cancer nursing, 2002 - journals.lww.com
The occurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in two or more close relatives by chance is
relatively common, and a family history of CRC is recognized as a risk factor for CRC. The …