Stacy Richard, Torrence William Alvin, Mitchell Carol R
School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182-0216, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2008;23(4):238-40. doi: 10.1080/08858190802189030.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is an effective tool that aggressively identifies and treats preventable colorectal disease. Yet incidence and mortality disparities still exist.
A cross-sectional sample of persons at risk of CRC residing in a Midwestern metropolitan area (n = 43) reported their knowledge, beliefs, and perceived barriers of CRC screening.
Minorities were significantly more likely to have inaccurate knowledge/beliefs and increased perceived internal/external barriers of CRC screening than Whites.
Health education programs designed to increase CRC screening efficacy have to address the predisposed knowledge, beliefs, and perceived barriers of diverse persons at risk.
结直肠癌（CRC）筛查是一种有效的工具，可积极识别和治疗可预防的结直肠疾病。然而，发病率和死亡率差异仍然存在。
对居住在中西部大都市地区有患CRC风险的人群进行横断面抽样（n = 43），报告他们对CRC筛查的知识、信念和感知障碍。
与白人相比，少数族裔更有可能拥有不准确的知识/信念，并且对CRC筛查的内部/外部感知障碍增加。
旨在提高CRC筛查效果的健康教育计划必须解决不同风险人群的先有知识、信念和感知障碍。
