Open AccessChanges in Colorectal Cancer Screening Knowledge, Behavior, Beliefs, Self- Efficacy, and Barriers among Community Health Clinic Patients after a Health Literacy Intervention
Author(s) -
Connie L. Arnold,
Alfred Rademaker,
Dachao Liu,
Terry C. Davis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of community medicine and health education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2161-0711
DOI - 10.4172/2161-0711.1000497
Subject(s) - medicine , worry , health literacy , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , literacy , community health , colorectal cancer , gerontology , health care , cancer , public health , nursing , anxiety , psychology , psychiatry , economics , economic growth , pedagogy
The objective in this pre- and post-survey assessment was to compare the effectiveness of a health literacy-directed intervention designed to increase knowledge, beliefs, barriers, self-efficacy and behavior associated with CRC screening with FOBT among patients cared for in predominantly rural community clinics and the change in these characteristics over the first 15 months after enrolling in a study designed to assess screening strategies.