Abstract
Chinese Americans have low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates. It is unclear whether physicians should offer all CRC screening modalities (fecal occult blood test [FOBT], sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy) to Chinese Americans to increase screening. Seven hundred and twenty-five Chinese Americans were asked in a survey if their physician had ever recommended CRC screening and to self-report receipt and type of CRC screening. Participants whose physician had recommended all CRC screening modalities were significantly more likely to report ever having screening (adjusted odds ratio 4.29, 95% CI 1.26–14.68) and being up-to-date (4.06, 95% CI 2.13–7.74) than those who reported that their physician only recommended FOBT. Participants who received a recommendation of only one type of screening did not report a significant difference in ever having or being up-to-date for screening. A potential strategy to increase CRC screening among Chinese Americans is for clinicians to recommend all available CRC screening modalities to each patient.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health |
| DOIs | |
| State | Accepted/In press - Nov 22 2017 |
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Keywords
- Chinese Americans
- Colorectal cancer screening
- Disparities
- Physician recommendation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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The Role of Physician Recommendation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Receipt Among Immigrant Chinese Americans. / Jih, Jane; Nguyen, Minh P.; Ly, Irene; Tsoh, Janice Y.; Le, Gem M.; Woo, Kent; Chan, Elaine; Gildengorin, Ginny; Stewart, Susan L; Burke, Adam; Pasick, Rena; McPhee, Stephen J.; Nguyen, Tung T.
In: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22.11.2017, p. 1-7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Jih, Jane
AU - Nguyen, Minh P.
AU - Ly, Irene
AU - Tsoh, Janice Y.
AU - Le, Gem M.
AU - Woo, Kent
AU - Chan, Elaine
AU - Gildengorin, Ginny
AU - Stewart, Susan L
AU - Burke, Adam
AU - Pasick, Rena
AU - McPhee, Stephen J.
AU - Nguyen, Tung T.
PY - 2017/11/22
Y1 - 2017/11/22
N2 - Chinese Americans have low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates. It is unclear whether physicians should offer all CRC screening modalities (fecal occult blood test [FOBT], sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy) to Chinese Americans to increase screening. Seven hundred and twenty-five Chinese Americans were asked in a survey if their physician had ever recommended CRC screening and to self-report receipt and type of CRC screening. Participants whose physician had recommended all CRC screening modalities were significantly more likely to report ever having screening (adjusted odds ratio 4.29, 95% CI 1.26–14.68) and being up-to-date (4.06, 95% CI 2.13–7.74) than those who reported that their physician only recommended FOBT. Participants who received a recommendation of only one type of screening did not report a significant difference in ever having or being up-to-date for screening. A potential strategy to increase CRC screening among Chinese Americans is for clinicians to recommend all available CRC screening modalities to each patient.
AB - Chinese Americans have low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates. It is unclear whether physicians should offer all CRC screening modalities (fecal occult blood test [FOBT], sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy) to Chinese Americans to increase screening. Seven hundred and twenty-five Chinese Americans were asked in a survey if their physician had ever recommended CRC screening and to self-report receipt and type of CRC screening. Participants whose physician had recommended all CRC screening modalities were significantly more likely to report ever having screening (adjusted odds ratio 4.29, 95% CI 1.26–14.68) and being up-to-date (4.06, 95% CI 2.13–7.74) than those who reported that their physician only recommended FOBT. Participants who received a recommendation of only one type of screening did not report a significant difference in ever having or being up-to-date for screening. A potential strategy to increase CRC screening among Chinese Americans is for clinicians to recommend all available CRC screening modalities to each patient.
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KW - Disparities
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