Nguyen Tung T, Love Mary Beth, Liang Cindy, Fung Lei-Chun, Nguyen Thoa, Wong Ching, Gildengorin Ginny, Woo Kent
University of California, San Francisco, 44 Page Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2010 Sep;25(3):405-12. doi: 10.1007/s13187-010-0064-3. Epub 2010 Mar 5.
The research team recruited eight Chinese American (seven females, one male) lay health workers (LHWs). They received 12 h of training about colorectal cancer (CRC), its screening, and basic health education techniques. Each LHW were asked to recruit ten participants and conduct two educational sessions. Of the 81 participants recruited, 73 had not received colorectal cancer screening. Their mean age was 63.0 years, and 72.6% were women. Knowledge of colorectal cancer, its causes, and its screening increased significantly. Receipt of first colorectal cancer screening test increased from 0.0% at baseline to 55.7% for fecal occult blood tests, 7.1% for sigmoidoscopy, and 7.1% for colonoscopy. LHW outreach is feasible and may be effective in promoting CRC screening among Chinese Americans.
该研究团队招募了八名华裔美国人（七名女性，一名男性）作为非专业卫生工作者（LHWs）。他们接受了12小时关于结直肠癌（CRC）、其筛查以及基本健康教育技巧的培训。要求每位LHW招募十名参与者并开展两次教育活动。在招募的81名参与者中，73人未接受过结直肠癌筛查。他们的平均年龄为63.0岁，72.6%为女性。关于结直肠癌、其病因及其筛查的知识显著增加。首次接受结直肠癌筛查测试的比例从基线时的0.0%增至粪便潜血测试的55.7%、乙状结肠镜检查的7.1%以及结肠镜检查的7.1%。LHW的外展服务是可行的，并且可能在促进华裔美国人进行CRC筛查方面有效。
