University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Qual Health Res. 2013 Sep;23(9):1188-201. doi: 10.1177/1049732313501890. Epub 2013 Aug 5.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide, and an ideal target for early detection and prevention through cancer screening. Unfortunately, rates of participation in screening are less than adequate. In this article we explore why people who were offered a fecal immunochemical test for CRC decided to participate or not, and for those who did participate, what influenced them to take action and complete the test. We conducted four focus groups and 30 telephone interviews with 63 people. The main reason people decided to screen was "wanting to know" their CRC status, which operated on a continuum ranging from wanting to know, through varying degrees of ambivalence, to not wanting to know. The majority of participants expressed ambivalence about CRC screening, and the main cue to action was the opportunity to screen without being too inconvenienced.
结直肠癌（CRC）是全球最常见的癌症之一，是通过癌症筛查进行早期发现和预防的理想目标。不幸的是，参与筛查的比例不够高。在本文中，我们探讨了为什么有些人选择参加粪便免疫化学试验（用于 CRC 的筛查），而有些人则决定不参加，对于那些参加的人，是什么因素促使他们采取行动并完成了测试。我们进行了四项焦点小组讨论和 30 次电话访谈，共涉及 63 人。人们决定进行筛查的主要原因是“想了解”他们的 CRC 状况，这是一个连续的过程，从想了解，到不同程度的矛盾，再到不想了解。大多数参与者对 CRC 筛查持矛盾态度，主要的行动线索是有机会在不太麻烦的情况下进行筛查。
