A decision aid for helping people to decide about colorectal cancer screening
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ABSTRACT: Background and study aims
Regular colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is recommended for people older than 50 years old because they have a higher risk of developing this disease. However, a significant proportion of this population do not comply with this recommendation. The researchers have developed a web-based decision aid (DA) to help people to make an informed decision about undergoing CRC screening. It includes information about the disease, as well as two screening procedures: fecal occult blood test (FOBT) and colonoscopy (their characteristics, potential benefits and harms). The DA is available on the following link: http://www.pydesalud.com/toma-de-decisiones-en-cancer-colorrectal/. The aim of this study is to find out whether this DA can help people to make informed decisions about CRC screening.
Who can participate?
People between 50-69 years old who have no history of CRC or current symptoms, and who have never had been screened for CRC
What does the study involve?
Participants are randomly allocated to either individually review the DA accompanied by a researcher, or to not review the DA. The main outcome assessed is decisional conflict, that is, participants' uncertainty about undergoing CRC screening or not. The study also assesses their knowledge about CRC and the screening procedures, their intention to be screened, and the importance that they attributed to different characteristics of the screening procedures.
DISEASE(S): Colorectal Cancer
PROVIDER: 2426924 | ecrin-mdr-crc |
REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR
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