Colorectal cancer Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Each pair of participants will be assigned into either group A or group B. Participants in group A will receive the educational programme. It is delivered in one session, using multiple means includin
2) Whether the older family members of each participant pair have seen a family doctor for an appointment in colorectal cancer screening. The study will also assess whether participants in both groups
Sponsors
Food and Health Bureau, The Government of Hong Kong SAR
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: South Asians (Indian, Pakistani or Nepalese) including younger family members/relatives aged 18 to 61, and older adults aged 62 to 71, living in Hong Kong
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Uptake of fecal occult blood test (FOBT), measured by ‘number of South Asians aged 62-71 who go to see a family doctor with a stool sample’ / ‘total number of participants in each group’. Number of participants who provided a stool sample for FOBT will be determined from the record on whether a stool sample is delivered to the family doctor by the participants for the FOBT. This record will be taken about two months after the intervention is delivered. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of participants who consulted a family doctor for FOBT, determined from the participants’ record of attendance to the participants’ family doctors for consultation on FOBT. This record will be taken about one month after the intervention is delivered 2. Number of younger adults who express their willingness in encouraging their older family members or relatives aged between 62 and 71 to consult a family doctor for a FOBT, measured both at baseline (before the intervention) and immediately after the intervention is delivered 3. Number of younger adults who express their readiness to assist their older family members or relatives aged between 62 and 71 to collect a stool sample for FOBT, measured both at baseline (before the intervention) and immediately after the intervention is delivered | — |
Countries
Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed