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

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2009; 15(31): 3920-3925
Published online Aug 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3920

Table 3 Baseline characteristics of eligible subjects (n = 1430)

Characteristics	n(%)
Age (yr)
40-59	687 (48.04)
60-74	743 (51.96)
Sex
Male	511 (35.73)
Female	919 (64.27)
High-risk factors
FDRs diagnosed with CRC	240 (16.78)
Personal history of intestinal polyps	105 (7.34)
Personal history of other cancers	136 (9.51)
Positive for questionnaire¹	839 (58.67)
Positive for iFOBT	241 (16.85)
Characteristics of barriers
With subjective barriers	646 (45.17)
With objective barriers	714 (49.93)
Without barriers	70 (4.90)

¹Positive for questionnaire refers to having ≥ 2 of the following six items: (1) chronic diarrhea; (2) chronic constipation; (3) mucous or bloody stools; (4) personal history of appendicitis or appendectomy; (5) personal history of chronic cholecystitis or cholecystectomy; (6) history of psychiatric trauma. iFOBT: Immunochemical fecal occult blood testing.

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Citation: Meng W, Bi XW, Bai XY, Pan HF, Cai SR, Zhao Q, Zhang SZ. Barrier-focused intervention to increase colonoscopy attendance among nonadherent high-risk populations. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(31): 3920-3925
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i31/3920.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.3920

Meng W, Bi XW, Bai XY, Pan HF, Cai SR, Zhao Q, Zhang SZ. Barrier-focused intervention to increase colonoscopy attendance among nonadherent high-risk populations. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(31): 3920-3925 [PMID: 19701973 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3920]

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