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PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND CANCER SCREENING BEHAVIORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER MEN IN THE U.S.

Routine cancer screening is widely recognized as an effective strategy for reducing cancer mortality – the second leading cause of death in the U.S. Research shows cancer screening rates need to be improved, and men are less likely to uptake recommended screening than women. Cancer screening require...

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Autores principales: Sahoo, Shalini, Millar, Roberto J, Yamashita, Takashi, Cummins, Phyllis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6840641/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1204
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Millar, Roberto J
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Cummins, Phyllis
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description Routine cancer screening is widely recognized as an effective strategy for reducing cancer mortality – the second leading cause of death in the U.S. Research shows cancer screening rates need to be improved, and men are less likely to uptake recommended screening than women. Cancer screening requires an array of tasks such as seeking up-to-date guidelines, making appointments, planning a hospital visit, and communicating with health care professionals in the complex health care systems. Importantly, modern health care systems are rapidly adopting technology such as web-based applications for information dissemination and communication with patients. This current study is designed to better understand the roles of problem-solving skills in the technology-rich environment (PSTRE) in two selected cancer screening behaviors among middle-aged and older men. We obtained nationally representative data with a sophisticated PSTRE assessment from the 2012/2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Binary logistic regression models with survey weights were used to estimate the association between PSTRE scores (1 – 500 points) and two cancer screening behaviors of men who meet the recommended guideline of age between 45 to 74 years old (n = 1,168). Results showed that greater PSTRE scores were positively associated with prostate cancer screening (OR = 1.005, p < 0.05). Improvement in PSTRE may promote the specific cancer screening behaviors. Our findings also inform future interventions that seek to improve cancer screening among a vulnerable section of older populations.
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spelling pubmed-68406412019-11-15 PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND CANCER SCREENING BEHAVIORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER MEN IN THE U.S. Sahoo, Shalini Millar, Roberto J Yamashita, Takashi Cummins, Phyllis Innov Aging Session 1401 (Poster) Routine cancer screening is widely recognized as an effective strategy for reducing cancer mortality – the second leading cause of death in the U.S. Research shows cancer screening rates need to be improved, and men are less likely to uptake recommended screening than women. Cancer screening requires an array of tasks such as seeking up-to-date guidelines, making appointments, planning a hospital visit, and communicating with health care professionals in the complex health care systems. Importantly, modern health care systems are rapidly adopting technology such as web-based applications for information dissemination and communication with patients. This current study is designed to better understand the roles of problem-solving skills in the technology-rich environment (PSTRE) in two selected cancer screening behaviors among middle-aged and older men. We obtained nationally representative data with a sophisticated PSTRE assessment from the 2012/2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Binary logistic regression models with survey weights were used to estimate the association between PSTRE scores (1 – 500 points) and two cancer screening behaviors of men who meet the recommended guideline of age between 45 to 74 years old (n = 1,168). Results showed that greater PSTRE scores were positively associated with prostate cancer screening (OR = 1.005, p < 0.05). Improvement in PSTRE may promote the specific cancer screening behaviors. Our findings also inform future interventions that seek to improve cancer screening among a vulnerable section of older populations. Oxford University Press 2019-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6840641/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1204 Text en © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND CANCER SCREENING BEHAVIORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER MEN IN THE U.S.
title_full PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND CANCER SCREENING BEHAVIORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER MEN IN THE U.S.
title_fullStr PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND CANCER SCREENING BEHAVIORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER MEN IN THE U.S.
title_full_unstemmed PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND CANCER SCREENING BEHAVIORS IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER MEN IN THE U.S.
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