Wong Norman
Department of Communication, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019-2081, USA.
Health Commun. 2009 Mar;24(2):95-105. doi: 10.1080/10410230802676474.
This study examined the interaction between comparative cancer risk and efficacy perceptions on individuals' adherence for colon, prostate, and breast cancer screenings, intentions to get these screenings in the future, and intentions to adopt health lifestyle behaviors in the next year. A national probability sample of 2,226 adults ages 40 to 70 was surveyed. Overall, a positive interaction effect was found between comparative risk and efficacy on several outcomes. There were some methodological limitations worth noting, but the findings do have implications for health campaigns, particularly the need to increase efficacy beliefs about reducing cancer risks within the general population.
本研究考察了相对癌症风险与疗效认知之间的相互作用对个体进行结肠癌、前列腺癌和乳腺癌筛查的依从性、未来进行这些筛查的意愿以及下一年采取健康生活方式行为的意愿的影响。对2226名年龄在40至70岁之间的成年人进行了全国概率抽样调查。总体而言，在几个结果方面发现相对风险和疗效之间存在积极的相互作用效应。有一些方法学上的局限性值得注意，但这些发现确实对健康宣传活动有启示意义，特别是需要增强普通人群对降低癌症风险的疗效信念。
