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- Title
Quality of life in participants of a CRC screening program.
- Authors
Kapidzic, A.; Korfage, I. J.; van Dam, L.; van Roon, A. H. C.; Reijerink, J. CIY; Zauber, A. G.; van Ballegooijen, M.; Kuipers, E. J.; van Leerdam, M. E.
- Abstract
Background:Little is known about the effect of participating in a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programme on quality of life (QOL), neither for participants with a negative nor for those with a positive test result. These findings, however, are important to evaluate the impact of CRC screening.Methods:Participants from CRC screening trials were sent a questionnaire, which included validated measures on generic health-related QOL, generic anxiety and screen-specific anxiety. Both faecal immunochemical test (FIT) and flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) participants, either with negative or positive test results, were addressed.Results:The response rate was 73% (1289 out of 1772) for FIT and 78% (536 out of 689) for FS participants, with mean ages varying from 63-66 years. Positive FIT participants had worse physical (PCS-12, 47.1 vs 48.3, P=0.02), but equal mental QOL scores (MCS-12, 51.1 vs 51.6, P=0.26). Positive and negative FS participants had similar QOL scores. Both FIT and FS participants with a positive test result reported more screen-specific anxiety than negative FIT and FS participants. Positive and negative FS participants had similar generic anxiety scores.Conclusion:Our findings indicate that the burden of participating in CRC screening may be limited. Conducting a prospective study to confirm these results is recommended.
- Subjects
COLON cancer treatment; QUALITY of life; EARLY detection of cancer; CLINICAL trials; QUESTIONNAIRES; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY
- Publication
British Journal of Cancer, 2012, Vol 107, Issue 8, p1295
- ISSN
0007-0920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/bjc.2012.386