Solmaz Tuğba, Kıssal Aygül
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Nursing - Tokat, Türkiye.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2025 Mar 31;71(2):e20241395. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20241395. eCollection 2025.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between cancer information burden, attitudes, and behaviors toward cancer screening in women aged 30-70 years who applied to family health centers.
The data were collected with Personal Information Form, Attitude Scale for Cancer Screening, and Cancer Information Overload Scale from 398 women.
The mean score of the participants was 16.22±4.66 on the Cancer Information Overload Scale and 93.05±13.80 on the Attitude Scale for Cancer Screening. A statistically significant difference was found between the mean scores of the women according to their educational level, occupational status, knowledge about cancer screening, and the presence of cancer in themselves or their families (p<0.05). In addition, a strong positive but statistically insignificant correlation (r=0.061, p=0.223) was found between the Cancer Information Overload Scale and the scores of the Attitude Scale for Cancer Screening.
Women had low rates of knowing the timing of colon, cervical, and breast cancer screenings, having been screened, and thinking of participating in screenings in the following year. In order to improve women's attitudes toward early diagnosis of cancer in a positive way, informative public education activities should be continued.
本研究旨在评估年龄在30 - 70岁之间、前往家庭健康中心就诊的女性的癌症信息负担、对癌症筛查的态度和行为之间的关系。
通过个人信息表、癌症筛查态度量表和癌症信息过载量表收集了398名女性的数据。
参与者在癌症信息过载量表上的平均得分为16.22±4.66，在癌症筛查态度量表上的平均得分为93.05±13.80。根据女性的教育水平、职业状况、对癌症筛查的了解程度以及自身或其家人是否患癌，她们的平均得分之间存在统计学上的显著差异（p<0.05）。此外，癌症信息过载量表与癌症筛查态度量表的得分之间存在强正相关，但无统计学意义（r = 0.061，p = 0.223）。
女性对结肠癌、宫颈癌和乳腺癌筛查的时间、是否接受过筛查以及是否考虑在次年参加筛查的知晓率较低。为了以积极的方式改善女性对癌症早期诊断的态度，应持续开展内容丰富的公众教育活动。
