Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
cancer screening, adolescents, high school, community-based research, community health, Hispanic/Latino community
Brief summary
This study engages youth as health advocates to increase cancer screening in their community. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a youth-led intervention on cancer screening awareness in adults who are overdue for cancer screening.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALYouth-led cancer screening intervention
High school students will be trained as health advocates and then facilitate discussions about cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with adults in their community. High school students (15-18 years old) from the local community will be recruited for this study, and each student will recruit adults that they live with or are part of their community (i.e. parent) who are eligible for cancer screening. The adult plus youth dyads will all undergo the same youth-led intervention in which the youth will utilize motivational interviewing to discuss cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with their adults and help their adults enroll in cancer screening through ScreenNJ, a community organization that aims to increase cancer screening in New Jersey, reduce cancer mortality rates, and reduce disparities.
Sponsors
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Student at New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School (15-18 years) and their adult family members (18+ years old) who are NJ residents. * Adults must be eligible for at least one cancer screening other than skin (see below). * Participants must be fluent in either English or Spanish and the youth must speak the same language as the adult. Breast: 40-74 year old women Cervical: 21-65 year old women with a cervix (have not had a hysterectomy) Colorectal: 45-75 year olds Prostate: 50 to 69 year old men (start at 45 for black males) Lung: 50 to 80 year olds who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years Overall: 21-75 year old women 45-75 year old men 76-80 year olds who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years
Exclusion criteria
* Students less than 15 years old. * Adults not eligible for a cancer screening of interest. * Unable to speak fluent English or Spanish.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of Cancer Screening | 2 weeks post-intervention | % of adults who schedule or conduct cancer screening 2 weeks post-intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Cancer Screening Knowledge- Adult | Baseline and 3 days later | Change in Pre-/post-cancer screening knowledge in the adult using a 7-item assessment that the study team created. Higher scores indicate more knowledge. |
| Change in Cancer Screening Knowledge- Youth | Baseline and after intervention ends | Change in Pre-/post-cancer screening knowledge in the youth using a 7-item assessment that the study team created. Higher scores indicate more knowledge. |
| Change in Youth Self-Efficacy | Baseline and after intervention ends | Change in Pre-/post youth self-efficacy using a 10-item assessment that the study team created and includes some questions adapted from Patient Activation Measure (PAM-10). Higher scores indicate more self-efficacy. |
| Change in Adult Activation | Baseline and 3 days later | Change in Pre-/post adult activation using a 5-item assessment adapted from Patient Activation Measure (PAM-10). Higher scores indicate more activation. |
| Proportion of adults who are overdue for each cancer type | Baseline | Proportion of adults who are overdue for each cancer type |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTSara Heinert, PhD, MPH
Outcome results
None listed