None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Bowel cancer is the second most common form of cancer in Australia, and screening can substantially reduce both mortality and health care costs. However, participation in the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) is quite low, with only around 39% of invitees taking up screening. This research investigated how screening rates might be increased by asking participants to think about the regret they would anticipate in the future if they chose not to screen. Earlier studies have shown that just thinking about this anticipated regret can increase the likelihood of participation in a range of protective behaviours like screening.
Interventions
Participants completed an online questionnaire regarding their attitude to colorectal cancer screening. Measures included the intention to screen for colorectal cancer, the anticipated regret should participants choose not to screen, and the level of faecal aversion. Completion of the survey took 10-15 minutes and was undertaken in a single session.
The study had 4 arms, where the order of measurement items in each arm was varied (anticipated regret and faecal aversion were measured either be
Participants completed an online questionnaire regarding their attitude to colorectal cancer screening. Measures included the intention to screen for colorectal cancer, the anticipated regret should participants choose not to screen, and the level of faecal aversion. Completion of the survey took 10-15 minutes and was undertaken in a single session. The study had 4 arms, where the order of measurement items in each arm was varied (anticipated regret and faecal aversion were measured either before or after intention to screen). Arm 1: Intention to screen, anticipated regret, faecal aversion Arm 2: Faecal aversion, intention to screen, anticipated regret Arm 3: Anticipated regret, intention to screen, faecal aversion Arm 4: Anticipated regret, faecal aversion, intention to screen All participants were provided with a brief textual on-screen explanation of the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and what was involved in screening, based on the Program promotional material, prior to responding.
Sponsors
The University of Adelaide, School of Psychology
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Factorial
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
- Must be fluent in English - Must be Australian citizens or residents
Exclusion criteria
- Must not have a previous diagnosis of colorectal cancer
Outcome results
None listed