Acceptance of Colonoscopy Requires more than Test Tolerance

BACKGROUND: Colon cancer screening, including colonoscopy, lags behind other forms of cancer screening for participation rates. The intrinsic nature of the endoscopic procedure may be an important barrier that limits patients from finding this test acceptable and affects willingness to undergo scree...

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Main Authors: Amanda Condon, Lesley Graff, Lawrence Elliot, Alexandra Ilnyckyj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/107467
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description BACKGROUND: Colon cancer screening, including colonoscopy, lags behind other forms of cancer screening for participation rates. The intrinsic nature of the endoscopic procedure may be an important barrier that limits patients from finding this test acceptable and affects willingness to undergo screening. With colon cancer screening programs emerging in Canada, test characteristics and their impact on acceptance warrant consideration.
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spelling doaj-art-c5ea9a5c65a94d9d82e264753d68c7db2025-08-20T03:22:45ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002008-01-01221414710.1155/2008/107467Acceptance of Colonoscopy Requires more than Test ToleranceAmanda Condon0Lesley Graff1Lawrence Elliot2Alexandra Ilnyckyj3Section of Gastroenterology, St Boniface General Hospital, CanadaDepartment of Clinical Health Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences and Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaSection of Gastroenterology, St Boniface General Hospital, CanadaBACKGROUND: Colon cancer screening, including colonoscopy, lags behind other forms of cancer screening for participation rates. The intrinsic nature of the endoscopic procedure may be an important barrier that limits patients from finding this test acceptable and affects willingness to undergo screening. With colon cancer screening programs emerging in Canada, test characteristics and their impact on acceptance warrant consideration.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/107467
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