Understanding Cancer Worry Among Patients in a Community Clinic-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention Study

Shannon M Christy¹, Alyssa Schmidt, Hsiao-Lan Wang+11

• ¹Shannon M. Christy, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. At the time this manuscript was prepared and submitted, Dr. Christy was a Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Postdoctoral Fellow, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Alyssa Schmidt, MPH, PA-C, is Physician Assistant at WVP Boulder Creek Family Medicine, Salem, Oregon. At the time the research was conducted, she was a Research Coordinator, Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida. Hsiao-Lan Wang, PhD, RN, CMSRN, ACSM EP-C, is Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Steven K. Sutton, PhD, is Assistant Member, Division of Quantitative Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Assistant Professor, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Stacy N. Davis, PhD, MPH, is Instructor, Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, New Jersey. At the time the research was conducted, Dr. Davis was a Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida. Enmanuel Chavarria, PhD, CHES, is Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Brownsville. At the time the research was conducted, Dr. Chavarria was a Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida. Rania Abdulla, MA, is Research Program Administrator, Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida. Gwendolyn P. Quinn, PhD, is Liva Wan Endowed Chair and Vice-Chair of Research, and Professor, Department of Ob-Gyn, New York University School of Medicine, New York. At the time the research was conducted, Dr. Quinn was a Senior Member, Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Professor, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Susan T. Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH, is Senior Member, Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Professor, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Ida Schultz, LPN, is Office Manager, Premier Community HealthCare Group, Inc., Dade City, Florida. Richard Roetzheim, MD, MSPH, is Physician, Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. David Shibata, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is Scheinberg Endowed Chair in Surgery and Professor, Surgeon-in-Chief, and Chair of the Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Deputy Director, University of Tennessee West Cancer Center, Memphis. At the time this research was conducted, Dr. Shibata was Senior Member and Chief of the Section of Colorectal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Cathy D. Meade, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Senior Member, Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Professor, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Clement K. Gwede, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is Senior Member, Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center, and Professor, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.