Baassiri Amro, El-Harakeh Mohammad, Itani Abdulrahman, Nassar Farah J, Safi Remi, Dassouki Zeina, Romani Maya, Zgheib Nathalie, Nasr Rihab
Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiological Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
AMALOUNA Educational NGO, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 Feb;6:167-173. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00274.
To assess the knowledge and intention for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening within the Lebanese community before and after a guided tour through an inflatable colon model.
The Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in collaboration with AMALOUNA educational nongovernmental organization launched awareness campaigns during which a walk-through inflatable colon was displayed. Pre- and post-surveys related to the age of screening, risk factors, symptoms, and CRC prevention were collected anonymously before and after touring the inflatable colon to assess the effectiveness of this educational tool.
Compiled data collected from 782 participants revealed that older age and higher education were predictors of favorable CRC screening knowledge and behaviors before entering the inflatable colon. Interestingly, touring the inflatable colon model significantly improved participants' awareness and knowledge about CRC. Most importantly, it increased their willingness for screening and social engagement and comfort discussing and promoting CRC screening.
Overall, these results indicate that the interactive colon is an effective educational tool that can make a positive impact by improving the community CRC awareness and interest in CRC screening. They also highlight the importance of such educational efforts conducted in the community to create more awareness about CRC and emphasize the importance of its prevention.
评估在通过充气结肠模型进行导览前后，黎巴嫩社区内对结直肠癌（CRC）筛查的知识和意愿。
贝鲁特美国大学医学中心的纳伊夫·K·巴西勒癌症研究所癌症预防与控制项目与AMALOUNA教育非政府组织合作开展了提高认识活动，期间展示了一个可穿行的充气结肠。在参观充气结肠前后，匿名收集了与筛查年龄、风险因素、症状和CRC预防相关的调查前和调查后数据，以评估这种教育工具的有效性。
从782名参与者收集的汇总数据显示，在进入充气结肠之前，年龄较大和受教育程度较高是良好的CRC筛查知识和行为的预测因素。有趣的是，参观充气结肠模型显著提高了参与者对CRC的认识和了解。最重要的是，它增加了他们进行筛查和社会参与的意愿，以及讨论和推广CRC筛查的舒适度。
总体而言，这些结果表明，互动式结肠是一种有效的教育工具，通过提高社区对CRC的认识和对CRC筛查的兴趣，可以产生积极影响。它们还强调了在社区开展此类教育工作以提高对CRC的认识并强调其预防重要性的重要性。
