- Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
- Vol: 32 Issue: 2
- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CANCER INFORMATION OVERLOAD AND ATTITUDES FOR CANCER SCREENING IN GERIATRIC...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CANCER INFORMATION OVERLOAD AND ATTITUDES FOR CANCER SCREENING IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD SURGICAL PROCEDURE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Authors : Ayşe Topal Hançer, Pınar Yilmaz Eker
Pages : 191-198
Doi:10.34108/eujhs.1177490
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Publication Date : 2023-08-04
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :This study aimed to determine the relationship between cancer information overload and attitudes toward cancer screening in elderly patients who underwent surgery. A total of 123 geriatric individuals participated in the cross-sectional study. The mean age of the participants in the study was 70.63±5.81. It was determined that 17.1% of the individuals had cancer, 30.9% had cancer in their first degree relatives, 52% had cancer screening before, and the most common screenings were colonoscopy (23.6%), pap smear (14.6%), and breast self-examination (8.1%). It was determined that the total score averages of the attitude scale for cancer screening of those who obtained information about cancer from the internet/media were significantly lower (p=0.030). It was determined that there was a significant moderate negative correlation between cancer information overload and the total scores of the attitude scale for cancer screening (r=-0.303, p=0.001). To encourage screening in the geriatric population and to prevent the risks of unnecessary screening, arrangements should be made to facilitate access to accurate information.Keywords : tutum, kanser, geriatri, sağlık, Bilgi yönetimi