Introduction
Aim
Objectives
Methods
Participants and Data Collection
Sample Size
Questionnaire Measures
Interview Measures
Data Analysis
Results
Breast Cancer Screening
n = 165 | Colorectal Cancer Screening
n = 61 | All a
n = 237 | |
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Age (years) Mean (SD) | 45.4 (10.0) | 46.5 (10.1) | 45.8 (10.1) |
Missing | 4 | 5 | |
Gender | |||
Male | 1 (1) | 27 (44) | 28 (12) |
Female | 165 (99) | 34 (56) | 209 (88) |
Ethnicity | |||
White | 163 (98) | 61 (100) | 233 (99) |
Non white | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) |
Missing | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) |
Marital Status | |||
Single | 23 (14) | 6 (10) | 30 (13) |
Married/co-habiting | 125 (75) | 49 (80) | 181 (77) |
Widowed/divorced/separated | 16 (10) | 6 (10) | 24 (10) |
Missing | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) |
Educational attainment | |||
Secondary school | 35 (21) | 16 (26) | 52 (22) |
Other professional/technical | 56 (34) | 24 (39) | 86 (36) |
University degree | 73 (44) | 21 (34) | 97 (41) |
Missing | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) |
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation Quintiles | |||
1 (most deprived) | 12 (7) | 4 (7) | 17 (7) |
2 | 12 (7) | 6 (10) | 20 (8) |
3 | 31 (19) | 9 (15) | 41 (17) |
4 | 61 (37) | 23 (38) | 87 (37) |
5 (least deprived) | 47 (28) | 18 (30) | 67 (29) |
Missing | 3 (2) | 1 (2) | 5 (2) |
Assessment of Current Lifestyles
Recommendation | Met recommendations in this study if: | Breast Cancer Screening
n = 165 | Colorectal Cancer Screening
n = 61 | Alla
n = 237 | |||
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n | Achieving n (%) | n | Achieving n (%) | n | Achieving n (%) | ||
Alcohol: Limit alcohol drinks to one per day for women, two per day for men | ≤1 drink/per day for women, ≤2 drinks/day for men | 165 | 72 (44) | 61 | 22 (36) | 236 | 100 (42) |
Body fatness: Be as lean as possible within the normal range of body weight | BMI ≥ 18.5 and ≤25.0 | 156 | 75 (48) | 59 | 24 (41) | 225 | 102 (45) |
Fibre: Eat mostly foods of plant based origin | DINE fibre score > 40 | 138 | 12 (9) | 55 | 7 (12) | 222 | 19 (9) |
Physical Activity: Be physically active | IPAQ ≥30 min moderate 5 days | 156 | 72 (45) | 60 | 24 (40) | 231 | 103 (45) |
Processed meat: Avoid | Avoid | 165 | 15 (9) | 59 | 2 (3) | 236 | 18 (8) |
Red meat: Limit intake | <500 g/week | 158 | 134 (85) | 60 | 47 (78) | 228 | 191 (84) |
Smoking: avoid | Non smoker | 166 | 149 (90) | 60 | 54 (90) | 236 | 210 (89) |
Mean score (0–7) | 166 | 3.19 (±1.14) | 61 | 2.95 (±1.0) | 237 | 3.14 (±1.1) |
Beliefs about Control over Disease Risk
Domain and constructs | Possible score | Breast Cancer Screening
n = 165 | Colorectal Cancer Screening
n = 61 | Alla
n = 237 | |||
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n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | ||
Cancer risk | |||||||
Absolute likelihood risk | 0–6 | 160 | 3.8 (1.3) | 57 | 3.9 (1.4) | 226 | 3.8 (1.34) |
Comparative risk | 0–6 | 161 | 3.8 (1.4) | 57 | 4.0 (1.3) | 227 | 3.9 (1.4) |
Anticipated conditional risk | 0–6 | 160 | 3.5 (1.2) | 57 | 3.5 (1.2) | 226 | 3.5 (1.2) |
Locus of control | 3–15 | 160 | 11.1 (2.3) | 60 | 10.8 (2.5) | 230 | 11.0 (2.4) |
Clinician control | 3–15 | 158 | 5.3 (2.4) | 60 | 5.7 (2.8) | 228 | 5.5 (2.6) |
Fatalism | 3–15 | 160 | 6.9 (2.5) | 59 | 7.7 (2.9) | 228 | 7.1 (2.6) |