Evaluation of an educational programme for the early detection of cancer

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-242

  Månsson, Jörgen ^a   Marklund, Bertil ^b   Bengtsson, Calle ^c   Fridlund, Bengt ^d  

^a Primary Health Care Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^b Public Health and General Medicine   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Community level; Educational programme; Evaluation; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMMUNITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; STANDARD; SWEDEN; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17144469442     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(99)00028-2     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Hakama M, Miller AB, Day NE. Screening for cancer of the uterine cervix. Lyon: IARC Scientific Publication No 76, 1986.
2. Tabar L., Gad A., Holmberg L., et al. Reduction in mortality from breast cancer after mass screening with mammography. Lancet. 1:1985;829-832.
3. Kewenter J., Björk S., Haglind E., Smith L., Svanvik J., Åhrén C. Screening and rescreening for colorectal cancer. Cancer. 62:1988;645-651.
4. Hristova L., Hakama M. Effect of screening for cancer in the Nordic countries on deaths, cost and quality of life up to the year 2017. Acta Oncol. 36:(Suppl 9):1997;1-60.
5. Padilla G., Bulcavage L. Theories used in patient/health education. Semin Oncol Nurs. 7:(2):1991;87-96.
6. 1989 Survey of physicians' attitudes and practices in early cancer detection. CA-A Cancer J Clin. 40:1990;77-101.
7. Statistics of illhealth 1991 (Ohälsostatistik 1991). Gothenburg: Local Government, 1992.
8. Månsson J. The diagnosis of colorectal cancer - Experiences from the community of Kungsbacka, Sweden. Scand J Prim Health Care. 8:1990;31-35.
9. Månsson J., Bengtsson C. Prostate cancer. From the general practitioner's point of view. Neoplasma. 41:1994;237-240.
10. Månsson J., Bengtsson C. The diagnosis of breast cancer - Experiences from the community of Kungsbacka, Sweden. Neoplasma. 39:1992;305-308.
11. Glazer H.R., Kirk L.M., Bosler F.E. Patient education pamphlets about prevention, detection, and treatment of breast cancer for low literacy women. Pat Educ Couns. 27:(2):1996;185-189.
12. Canadian T.F. The periodic health examination. Can Med Assoc J. 121:1979;1193-1203.
13. Lindholm LH, Roowe AJ, editors. European code against cancer. A booklet for general practitioners. Scand J Prim Health Care 1994; 12: Suppl 1.
14. Marteau T. Psychological costs of screening. Br Med J. 299:1989;527.
15. Lerman C., Rimer B. Psychosocial impact of cancer screening. Oncology. 7:(4):1993;67-72.
16. Risberg T., Sörbye S., Norum J., Wist E. Diagnostic delay causes more psychological distress in female than in male cancer patients. Anticancer Res. 16:(2):1996;995-999.
17. Björkelund C., Bengtsson C. Feasibility of a primary health care programme aiming at reducing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factors among women in a Swedish community, Strömstad. Scand J Prim Health Care. 9:1991;89-95.
18. Persson L.-G., Lindström K., Lingfors H., Bengtsson C., Lissner L. Cardiovascular risk during early adult life. Risk markers among participants in "Live for Life" health promotion programme in Sweden. J Epidemiol Community Health. 52:1998;425-432.
19. Babaian R., Miyashita H., Evans R., Eschenbach A., Ramirez E. Early detection program for prostate cancer: Results and identification of high-risk patient population. Urology. 37:1991;193-197.
20. Cooner W., Mosley B., Rutherford C., et al. Prostate cancer detection in a clinical urological practice by ultrasonography, digital rectal examination and prostate specific antigen. J Urol. 143:1990;1146-1154.
21. Massundersökning för prostatacancer. (Mass screening for prostate cancer). Stockholm: SBU, 1995;126:1-215.
22. Dean C., Roberts M., Frencamh K., Robinson S. Psychiatric morbidity after screening for breast cancer. J Epidemiol Community Health. 40:1986;71-75.