Title :

Psychological barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening: a French qualitative study

Author(s) :

Bridou, Morgiane [Auteur]

206864|||Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Neuropsychologie [LPN]
Aguerre, Colette [Auteur]

Gimenes, Guillaume [Auteur]
Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072
Université de Tours [UT]
Kubiszewski, Violaine [Auteur]

Le Gall, Armel [Auteur]
Potard, Catherine [Auteur]
Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne [URCA]
Sorel, Olivier [Auteur]

Reveillere, Christian [Auteur]

Journal title :

Health Psychology Research

Abbreviated title :

Health Psych Res

Volume number :

1

Pages :

22

Publisher :

Open Medical Publishing

Publication date :

2013-06-10

ISSN :

2420-8124

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives

English abstract : [en]

The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the psychological barriers to and facilitators of undergoing the Hemoccult-II® colorectal cancer screening test in France. Sixty-nine French people aged 50 to 74 ...
Show more >The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the psychological barriers to and facilitators of undergoing the Hemoccult-II® colorectal cancer screening test in France. Sixty-nine French people aged 50 to 74 years were divided into seven qualitative focus groups. Three issues were discussed with participants: <em>knowledge and beliefs about colorectal cancer screening; facilitators of colorectal cancer screening by Hemoccult-II®; barriers to colorectal cancer screening by Hemoccult-II®</em>. All the discussions were led by two psychologists and were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using qualitative data analysis software. Correspondence factor analyses identified three dimensions for each topic. The main psychological facilitators of colorectal cancer screening were: <em>information about colorectal cancer screening</em>, <em>perceived simplicity of using Hemoccult-II®</em>, and <em>perception of risk</em>. <em>Uncertainty about the reliability of Hemoccult-II®</em>, <em>health anxiety</em>, and <em>embarrassment</em> emerged as the main barriers to colorectal cancer screening. Cross-sectional analyses identified the differences between the views expressed by women and men. Women appeared more embarrassed about Hemoccult-II® and men seemed to be more worried about colorectal cancer. This preliminary study suggests that psychological factors play an important role in colorectal cancer screening by Hemoccult-II®. This finding may help health organizations to conceive better awareness campaigns to promote colorectal cancer screening in order to reduce the related mortality rate by taking into account psychological determinants.Show less >

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille

Collections :

• Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072

Research team(s) :

Education & Société

Submission date :

2022-05-16T16:30:21Z
2022-05-18T09:21:00Z