Abstract
Theory is little used in the prediction of physician cancer screening stage of change. Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the theoretical predictors of stage of change to recommend colonoscopy among 235 urban physicians. Constructs from the theory of planned behavior, social-cognitive theory, and the transtheoretical model were systematically tested. As predicted, contextual factors, such as the physicians' ages, their race-ethnicities, patient race-ethnicity, and office-related barriers to preventive care were associated with stage of change through self-efficacy, normative beliefs, and negative behavioral beliefs. The findings demonstrate the relevance of these models to studying the behavior of physicians and support the development of interventions that are tailored to normative beliefs and specific physician cognitions for colonoscopy recommendation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 65-73 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Health Psychology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 Jan |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Colonoscopy screening
- Colorectal cancer
- Physician recommendation
- Stage of change
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
