Effects of Education After Colorectal Cancer Screening

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the education given to individuals undergoing colorectal cancer screening on their attitudes, beliefs and healthy lifestyle behaviors.

This study was planned to be conducted as a prospective randomized controlled study in a family health center in Istanbul. The universe of the research; The sample of individuals registered to the family health center will consist of a total of 70 individuals who meet the inclusion criteria for the study.

Patient Diagnosis Form, Colorectal Cancer Screening Attitude Belief Scale, Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II will be used to collect data. Data will be collected at the first encounter, 1 month later, 3 months later, pre-test and post-test. In the research, individuals will be divided into two groups: intervention (n = 35) and control (n = 35). Training will be provided to the intervention group.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Lifestyle Colonic Diseases Colorectal Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Education Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Rectal Diseases

Age range

50 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hilal KARTAL

Istanbul, Beylikdüzü, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Between 50-70 years old,
Registered at the Family Health Center,
Able to speak Turkish,
No diagnosis of psychiatric disease and no history of anxiolytic drug use,
They will have a Fecal Occult Blood test for the first time,
Positive result of fecal occult blood test,
Faecal occult blood test was positive and had a colonoscopy,
Those who have not been diagnosed with colorectal cancer as a result of colonoscopy,
Individuals who volunteer to participate in the research

Exclusion criteria

Having had previous colon surgery,
Individuals with a history of colorectal cancer will not be included in the study.

Treatment and study plan

Education

Behavioral

Individuals in this group will be trained on acquiring healthy lifestyle behaviors to protect against colorectal cancer. Training will be individual, face-to-face and in the form of question and answer. At the end of the training, training brochures prepared by the researchers after taking expert opinions will be distributed to the participants. The training will take approximately 25-30 minutes. The training will take place in the training hall at the family health center.

Primary outcomes

Colorectal cancer screening attitude belief scale

Time frame: Baseline, after one month and after three months

Scale; It consists of five subscales: relevance and consistency, perception of sensitivity, response effectiveness, cancer anxiety, and social influence. There are 16 items in the scale. The scale is in 5-point Likert style and the answer options for each item are; It is evaluated as "strongly disagree" (1 point), "disagree" (2 points), "don't know" (3 points), "agree" (4 points) and "strongly agree" (5 points).
Healthy lifestyle behaviors scale II

Time frame: Baseline, after one month and after three months

The scale consists of 52 items and six factors. These; health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual development, interpersonal relationships and stress management. Scale rating is 4-point Likert type. Expressions such as never (1), sometimes (2), often (3), regularly (4) are accepted. The lowest score that can be obtained from the entire scale is 52 and the highest score is 208.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Education Given to Individuals Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Screening on Attitudes, Beliefs and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Mar 15, 2024
Registry last updated: Feb 4, 2025

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