Cancer fatalism and poor self-rated health mediate the association between socioeconomic status and uptake of colorectal cancer screening in England

A Miles, S Rainbow, C von Wagner - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & …, 2011 - AACR
Background: Little is known about the psychological predictors of colorectal screening
uptake in England and mediators of associations between uptake and socioeconomic status …

Psychosocial variables associated with colorectal cancer screening in South Australia

SR Cole, I Zajac, T Gregory, S Mehaffey… - International journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background Population screening reduces mortality from colorectal cancer, yet factors
associated with uptake of screening are incompletely understood. Purpose The purpose of …

Socioeconomic differences in cancer screening participation: comparing cognitive and psychosocial explanations

J Wardle, K McCaffery, M Nadel, W Atkin - Social science & medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
This paper compares psychosocial and cognitive models of socioeconomic variation in
participation in screening for colorectal cancer. The psychosocial model suggests that …

Inequalities in cancer screening participation: examining differences in perceived benefits and barriers

SG Smith, LM McGregor, R Raine, J Wardle… - Psycho …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Inequalities exist in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening uptake, with people from
lower socioeconomic status backgrounds less likely to participate. Identifying the facilitators …

Cognitive ability and personality as predictors of participation in a national colorectal cancer screening programme: the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

CR Gale, IJ Deary, J Wardle, P Zaninotto… - J Epidemiol Community …, 2015 - jech.bmj.com
Background The English NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme has offered biennial
faecal occult blood testing to people aged 60–69 years since 2006, and to those aged 60 …

Demographic, social cognitive and social ecological predictors of intention and participation in screening for colorectal cancer

TA Gregory, C Wilson, A Duncan, D Turnbull… - BMC Public Health, 2011 - Springer
Background Previous research points to differences between predictors of intention to
screen for colorectal cancer (CRC) and screening behavior, and suggests social ecological …

Perceived life expectancy is associated with colorectal cancer screening in England

LC Kobayashi, C von Wagner… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Cancer screening is a behavior that represents investment in future health.
Such investment may depend on how much 'future'a person expects. Purpose The purpose …

South Asian ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and psychological mediators of faecal occult blood colorectal screening participation: A prospective test of a process …

S Orbell, A Szczepura, D Weller, A Gumber… - Health …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Although ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) correlate with health
inequality, efforts to explain variance in health behavior attributable to these factors are …

Geographic variation in compliance with Australian colorectal cancer screening programs: The role of attitude and cognitive traits

BC Goodwin, S March, M Ireland… - Rural and remote …, 2019 - search.informit.org
Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) patients in regional and rural areas tend to be
diagnosed at a more advanced stage than metropolitan patients and have poorer 5-year …

Socioeconomic position and participation in colorectal cancer screening

BL Frederiksen, T Jørgensen, K Brasso, I Holten… - British journal of …, 2010 - nature.com
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with faecal occult blood test (FOBT) has the
potential to reduce the incidence and mortality of CRC. Screening uptake is known to be …