Valera Pamela, Anderson Matthew, Cook Stephanie H, Wylie-Rosett Judith, Rucker Justin, Reid Andrea E
Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722W. 168th Street, Room 940, New York, NY, 10032, USA,
J Cancer Educ. 2015 Mar;30(1):86-93. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0668-0.
This study examined cancer knowledge, mental health, and tobacco use in formerly incarcerated men. The Cancer-Health Research Study with Formerly Incarcerated Men in New York City used a cross-sectional research design to examine cancer knowledge and prevention (CKP) outcomes among 259 justice-involved males, ages 35-67. CKP was assessed using items from the National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey. Psychological symptoms were examined using the Brief Symptom Inventory. Of the 259 men who completed the survey, 76% of the respondents self-reported as current smokers. Current smokers smoked between 1 and 40 cigarettes per day. The mean number of cigarettes smoked per day was 10.37 (SD = 6.76). Sixty-five percent (n = 165) of the respondents underwent cancer-screening tests. CKP scores ranged from 2 to 28; the mean was 15.05 (SD = 5.49), indicating that the men scored very low in terms of CKP. CKP scores were negatively associated with the number of cigarettes smoked per day, τ = -.13, p = .01. These results have important implications for enhancing access to cancer-health education programs in justice-involved settings.
本研究调查了曾被监禁男性的癌症知识、心理健康和烟草使用情况。纽约市针对曾被监禁男性的癌症与健康研究采用横断面研究设计，以调查259名年龄在35至67岁、涉及司法事务的男性的癌症知识与预防（CKP）结果。CKP通过美国国立癌症研究所健康信息国家趋势调查中的项目进行评估。心理症状使用简明症状量表进行检查。在完成调查的259名男性中，76%的受访者自称是当前吸烟者。当前吸烟者每天吸烟1至40支。每天吸烟的平均数量为10.37支（标准差=6.76）。65%（n=165）的受访者接受了癌症筛查测试。CKP得分在2至28分之间；平均分为15.05分（标准差=5.49），这表明这些男性在CKP方面得分非常低。CKP得分与每天吸烟的数量呈负相关，τ=-0.13，p=0.01。这些结果对于在涉及司法事务的环境中加强癌症健康教育项目的可及性具有重要意义。
