Colonoscopy - Psychology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Barrier-focused intervention to increase colonoscopy attendance among nonadherent high-risk populations.

19 Aug 2009 AIM: To increase attendance for colonoscopy among nonadherent high-risk individuals for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in China. METHODS: During the first 12 mo without intervention, only 428 of the 2398 high-risk subjects attended a scheduled ... Read more...

Barriers to colorectal cancer screening: a case-control study.

26 May 2009 AIM: To investigate barriers to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in a community population. METHODS: We conducted a community-based case-control study in an urban Chinese population by questionnaire. Cases were selected from those completing both a ... Read more...

Under what conditions do patients want to be informed about their risk of a complication? A vignette study.

29 Apr 2009 BACKGROUND: Discussing treatment risks has become increasingly important in medical communication. Still, despite regulations, physicians must decide how much and what kind of information to present. OBJECTIVE: To investigate patients' preference ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Colonoscopy - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Barrier-focused intervention to increase colonoscopy attendance among nonadherent high-risk populations. 19 Aug 2009
• Barriers to colorectal cancer screening: a case-control study. 26 May 2009
• Under what conditions do patients want to be informed about their risk of a complication? A vignette study. 29 Apr 2009
• Effects of patients' anxiety, previous pain experience and non-drug interventions on the pain experience during colonoscopy. Apr 2009
• Colorectal cancer mass screening event utilising quantitative faecal occult blood test. 30 Mar 2009
• Reduction of conscious sedation requirements by olfactory stimulation: a prospective randomized single-blinded trial. 30 Mar 2009
• Patient satisfaction with colonoscopy: a literature review and pilot study. 27 Feb 2009
• A comparison of patient acceptance and preferences between CT colonography and conventional colonoscopy in colorectal cancer screening. 27 Feb 2009
• [Preventive colonoscopy finds little acceptance--is virtual colonography alternative? (interview by Maria Weiss)] 3 Feb 2009
• Language use and the receipt of cancer screening recommendations by immigrant Chinese American women. 30 Jan 2009
• Colonoscopies, real or virtual. 30 Jan 2009
• Screening for colorectal cancer: the glass is half full. 13 Jan 2009
• Willingness to undergo colorectal cancer screening in first-degree relatives of hospitalized patients with colorectal cancer. 30 Dec 2008
• [Patient satisfaction in gastrointestinal endoscopy: results of a multicenter study] 30 Oct 2008
• The public prefers fecal occult blood test over colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. 29 Sep 2008
• Patient experiences of colonoscopy, barium enema and CT colonography: a qualitative study. 27 Sep 2008
• Effect of music on procedure time and sedation during colonoscopy: a meta-analysis. 12 Sep 2008
• Patient factors predicting the completion of sedation-free colonoscopy. 30 Aug 2008
• Predictors of intentions to perform six cancer-related behaviours: roles for injunctive and descriptive norms. 30 Jul 2008
• Overcoming barriers to colorectal cancer screening tests. 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Colonoscopy'

Definition: Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the luminal surface of the colon.

Descriptor UI: D003113

Alternative terms: Colonoscopy; Colonoscopies; Colonoscopic Surgical Procedures; Colonoscopic Surgical Procedure; Procedure, Colonoscopic Surgical; Procedures, Colonoscopic Surgical; Surgical Procedure, Colonoscopic; Colonoscopic Surgery; Colonoscopic Surgeries; Surgeries, Colonoscopic; Surgery, Colonoscopic; Surgical Procedures, Colonoscopic;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.372.250.250.200; E01.370.388.250.250.250.160; E04.210.240.250.160; E04.800.250.250.250.160;

History Note: 81