Cancer Related-Risks, Focus Group, Risk Perception, Survey
Conditions
Keywords
Cancer related-Risks, Risk Perception, Survey, Focus Group, Smoking cessation, tobacco
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to develop an accurate way of measuring people's thoughts about cancer risk. The researchers at the Queens Hospital Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Adelphi University are working together to design a new measure. Findings from this study will help us find new ways to help people avoid cancer.
Detailed description
The goal of the study is to develop and provide initial evidence for the reliability and validity of a measure of cancer-related risk perception. As such, the primary outcomes of the study will be initial construct validity (convergent validity and discriminant validity) of the proposed scale as evidenced by correlations of this test with other tests that vary in the degree of association to the proposed construct of cancer-related risk perception. It is anticipated that the cancer-related risk perception scale will correlate most highly (.50-.60) with measures of tobacco and environmental risk exposures, readiness to quit smoking, and family cancer history.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALInterviews
45-minute individual interviews after the conclusion of their dental appointment
BEHAVIORALfocus group
A focus group of the preliminary cancer-related risk perception item pool.
BEHAVIORALSurvey
Quantitative item analysis of the final item pool.
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Adelphi University
Queen's Hospital Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Subject must be \>= to 18 years of age * For recruitment at Adelphi University: Speak English * For recruitment at Queens Hospital Center: Speak English * For recruitment at Queens Hospital Center: Must be a Queens Hospital Center Patient
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who have a history of colorectal cancer at the Queens Hospital Center * Patients who cannot give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Develop a comprehensive blueprint, or description of the cancer-related risk perception construct; to use it to generate a cancer-related risk perception item pool; conduct an analysis of the generated items | 3 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to establish initial evidence for scale reliability and validity | 3 years |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed