对改善与癌症相关的预防性健康行为进行社区外展可行性计划的评估
Vikram Niranjan1, Patricia Fitzpatrick1, Rachel Morrogh2
1UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Lancet (London, England)
|March 17, 2023
概括
爱尔兰癌症协会
科学领域:
- 公共卫生
- 预防癌症
- 促进健康
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19大流行,癌症服务受到干扰,可能会推迟早期检测和诊断.
- 爱尔兰癌症协会 (ICS) 启动了社区宣传工作,以解决这些影响.
- 在贫困地区举办活动以促进癌症意识和查.
研究的目的:
- 评估社区癌症路演的可行性和影响.
- 让公众了解癌症的迹象,症状和危险因素.
- 鼓励健康行为和生活方式的改变.
主要方法:
- 在爱尔兰四个贫困地区的购物中心举办了七场癌症路演活动.
- 提供健康检查 (血压,BMI,二氧化碳监测),健康信息和激励面试.
- 通过匿名问卷收集参与者和志愿者的数据,并使用SPSS进行分析.
主要成果:
- 98名成年人参与,其中88%的人认为信息有用,85%的人赞成健康检查.
- 癌症症状 (62%至82%) 和风险因素 (49%至61%) 的理解得到显著提高.
- 如果有症状,78%的人可能会咨询全科医生;99%的参与者和95%的志愿者建议在全国范围内推广.
结论:
- 像癌症路演这样的社区外展项目是可行的,
- 这些活动可以提高公众对癌症预防和早期检测的认识.
- 需要进一步的长期跟踪来确定预防行为的有效性和成本效益.
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