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。