Open AccessCharacteristics and attitudes of first round invitees in the Irish National Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme
Author(s) -
Susanne M. O’Reilly,
Katie N Hughes,
Therese Mooney,
Patricia Fitzpatrick,
Diarmuid O’Donoghue,
Sara McNally,
Mary Codd,
Elizabeth J. Ryan,
Glen A. Doherty,
Olivia Mason,
Hugh Mulcahy,
Garret Cullen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
frontline gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.919
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2041-4145
pISSN - 2041-4137
DOI - 10.1136/flgastro-2020-101417
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , colonoscopy , family medicine , irish , cancer , test (biology) , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is proven to reduce CRC-related mortality. Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT)-positive clients in the Irish National CRC Screening Programme underwent colonoscopy. Round 1 uptake was 40.2%. We sought to identify barriers to participation by assessing knowledge of CRC screening and examining attitudes towards FIT test and colonoscopy.