Moser Richard P, Arndt Jamie, Han Paul K, Waters Erika A, Amsellem Marni, Hesse Bradford W
National Cancer Institute, USA
University of Missouri, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2014 Dec;19(12):1518-24. doi: 10.1177/1359105313494924. Epub 2013 Jul 17.
Research suggests that perceiving cancer as a death sentence is a critical determinant of health care-seeking behaviors. However, there is limited information regarding the prevalence of this perception in the US population. Cross-sectional analysis of data (n = 7674 adults) from the 2007-2008 administration of the nationally representative Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 3) was performed. A majority (61.6%) of respondents perceived cancer as death sentence, and more than one-third (36%) of respondents reported that they avoid seeing their physicians. In the adult US population, perceiving cancer as a death sentence is common and is associated with education level and avoidance of physicians.
研究表明，将癌症视为死刑判决是寻求医疗行为的一个关键决定因素。然而，关于这种观念在美国人群中的普遍程度，相关信息有限。对2007 - 2008年具有全国代表性的健康信息国家趋势调查（HINTS 3）管理数据（n = 7674名成年人）进行了横断面分析。大多数（61.6%）受访者将癌症视为死刑判决，超过三分之一（36%）的受访者表示他们避免看医生。在美国成年人群中，将癌症视为死刑判决很常见，并且与教育水平和避免看医生有关。
