Ambivalence and its influence on participation in screening for colorectal cancer

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1188-1201

  Oster, Candice ^a   Zajac, Ian ^b   Flight, Ingrid ^b   Hart, Elizabeth ^b   Young, Graeme P ^c   Wilson, Carlene ^c   Turnbull, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer, screening and prevention; focus groups; interviews; qualitative analysis; risk, perceptions; self care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; ARTICLE; CANCER, SCREENING AND PREVENTION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK, PERCEPTIONS; SELF-CARE;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CANCER, SCREENING AND PREVENTION; FOCUS GROUPS; INTERVIEWS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK, PERCEPTIONS; SELF-CARE;

EID: 84883004688     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732313501890     Document Type: Article

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