Hybrid multi-criteria decision-making model for assessing perceived significance of 23 potentially modifiable cancer risk factors among senior nursing officers
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Senior nursing officers in China identified key cancer risk factors like diabetes and PM2.5 exposure. However, their performance in reducing secondhand smoking and promoting physical activity needs improvement for better health education.
Area Of Science
- Public Health
- Cancer Prevention
- Health Education
Background
- Growing recognition of modifiable cancer risk factors in China.
- Senior nursing officers' vital role in healthcare delivery.
- Need to assess their perception and performance regarding these factors.
Purpose Of The Study
- Investigate senior nursing officers' perceived significance of cancer risk factors.
- Evaluate their performance in mitigating these risks.
- Inform targeted health education strategies.
Main Methods
- Questionnaire survey of 58 senior nursing officers in Zhejiang Province, China.
- Utilized consistent fuzzy preference relation and importance-performance analysis.
- Assessed 23 potentially modifiable cancer risk factors.
Main Results
- Significant factors identified: diabetes, UV radiation, PM2.5, excess weight, inactivity, alcohol, secondhand smoke.
- Areas needing improvement: reducing secondhand smoking, physical inactivity, excess weight, PM2.5, and UV exposure.
- Highlights a gap between perceived importance and performance.
Conclusions
- A hybrid multi-criteria decision-making model aids understanding of risk factor perception and performance.
- Findings can guide enhanced health education initiatives.
- Supports evidence-based interventions for cancer prevention in China.
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