TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling pathways to affective barriers on colorectal cancer screening among Japanese Americans
AU - Honda, Keiko
AU - Gorin, Sherri Sheinfeld
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Dr. Seana Golder for her valuable comments on earlier drafts, and her assistance with the development and the interpretation of the path models. K.H. was the recipient of a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Cancer Institute (CA09529).
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - The study aimed to identify the mechanisms through which colorectal cancer (CRC)-specific affective barriers, including fear of finding CRC, embarrassment, and concerns for screening discomfort, can be reduced to guide the development of interventions aimed at the secondary prevention of CRC. A model explaining these affective barriers was developed and tested among a random sample of 305 asymptomatic Japanese Americans using a path analysis. The model suggested that affective barriers could be reduced by increasing CRC-related knowledge, which could be enhanced by acculturation, social support, and physician recommendation. Interventions that focus on increasing CRC-related knowledge could reduce affective barriers to CRC screening for this population when taking the enhancement of communication skills and interpersonal interactions into account.
AB - The study aimed to identify the mechanisms through which colorectal cancer (CRC)-specific affective barriers, including fear of finding CRC, embarrassment, and concerns for screening discomfort, can be reduced to guide the development of interventions aimed at the secondary prevention of CRC. A model explaining these affective barriers was developed and tested among a random sample of 305 asymptomatic Japanese Americans using a path analysis. The model suggested that affective barriers could be reduced by increasing CRC-related knowledge, which could be enhanced by acculturation, social support, and physician recommendation. Interventions that focus on increasing CRC-related knowledge could reduce affective barriers to CRC screening for this population when taking the enhancement of communication skills and interpersonal interactions into account.
KW - Affective barriers to cancer screening
KW - Colorectal cancer
KW - Japanese Americans
KW - Prevention
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U2 - 10.1007/s10865-005-3661-6
DO - 10.1007/s10865-005-3661-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 15957567
AN - SCOPUS:18744405376
SN - 0160-7715
VL - 28
SP - 115
EP - 124
JO - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 2
ER -
