Offering male endoscopists as decoy option to nudge disinclined women to have colorectal cancer screening

The Impact of Offering Colorectal Cancer Screening

To nudge or not to nudge: cancer screening programmes and the limits of libertarian paternalism.

'Nudging--and the underlying idea 'libertarian paternalism'--to an increasing degree influences policy thinking in the healthcare sector. This article discusses the influence exerted upon a woman's choice of participation in the Danish breast screening programme in light of 'libertarian paternalism'. The basic tenet of 'libertarian paternalism' is outlined and the relationship between 'libertar...

Application of health belief model to identify predictors of colorectal cancer screening intention

Introduction: Belief in the usefulness and effectiveness of screening along with demographic characteristics are among the reasons for doing screening. The main purpose of this study was to identify the predictors of intention for doing colorectal cancer screening using health belief model and demographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: The present study is an analytical cross-sectional...

Overcoming barriers to colorectal cancer screening tests.

BACKGROUND The frequency of colorectal cancer screening tests in Israel is poor, and is much lower than in the United States. This low rate has been attributed to health system failures as well as to barriers on the part of both physicians and patients. OBJECTIVES To further identify particular health system failures, physician and patient-based barriers, and the effectiveness of public lectu...

Interventions to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening: An

Susan M. Rawl, PhD, RN, FAAN [Associate Professor], Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN [Pamela Kidd Distinguished Research Professor], College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, and the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA Allison Burness, BSN [Cancer Research Training Fellow], and Division of Cancer Co...