Colon Cancer Screening Programs: Impact of an Organized Screening Strategy Assessed by the EDIFICE Surveys

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme Viguier ◽  
Jean-François Morère ◽  
Lysel Brignoli-Guibaudet ◽  
Christine Lhomel ◽  
Sébastien Couraud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Screening Strategy ◽  
Colon Cancer Screening ◽  
Screening Programs

scholarly journals Acceptance of Colonoscopy Requires more than Test Tolerance

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Condon ◽  
Lesley Graff ◽  
Lawrence Elliot ◽  
Alexandra Ilnyckyj
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Colon Cancer Screening ◽  
Intrinsic Nature ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Test Characteristics ◽  
Important Barrier ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
Pain Patients

BACKGROUND: Colon cancer screening, including colonoscopy, lags behind other forms of cancer screening for participation rates. The intrinsic nature of the endoscopic procedure may be an important barrier that limits patients from finding this test acceptable and affects willingness to undergo screening. With colon cancer screening programs emerging in Canada, test characteristics and their impact on acceptance warrant consideration.OBJECTIVES: To measure the acceptability of colonoscopy and define factors that contribute to procedural acceptability, in relation to another invasive gastrointestinal scope procedure, gastroscopy.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing a colonoscopy (n=55) or a gastroscopy (n=33) were recruited. Their procedural experience was evaluated and compared pre-endoscopy, immediately before testing and postendoscopy. Questionnaires were used to capture multiple domains of the endoscopy experience and patient characteristics.RESULTS: Patient scope groups did not differ preprocedurally for general or procedure-specific anxiety. However, the colonoscopy group did anticipate more pain. Those who had a gastroscopy demonstrated higher preprocedural acceptance than those who had a colonoscopy. The colonoscopy group had a significant decrease in scope concerns and anxiety postprocedurally. As well, they reported less pain than they anticipated. Regardless, postprocedurally, the colonoscopy group’s acceptance did not increase significantly, whereas the gastroscopy group was almost unanimous in their test acceptance. The best predictor of pretest acceptability of colonoscopy was anticipated pain.CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate that concerns that relate specifically to colonoscopy, including anticipated pain, influence acceptability of the procedure. However, the experience of a colonoscopy does not lead to improved test acceptance, despite decreases in procedural anxiety and pain. Patients’ preprocedural views of the test are most important and should be addressed directly to potentially improve participation in colonoscopy.

Patient Participation in Colon Cancer Screening Programs

1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 342-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANN M. DiPALMA ◽  
S EUGENE BARNES ◽  
JACK A. DiPALMA
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Patient Participation ◽  
Colon Cancer Screening ◽  
Screening Programs

CT for Colon Cancer Screening

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (22) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
JON O. EBBERT ◽  
ERIC G. TANGALOS
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Colon Cancer Screening
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