Abstract
Additional Comments on "Testing a Culturally Adapted Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid Among American Indians: Results from a Pre-Post Trial".
Highlights
To the Editor: We read the study by Frerichs et al.[1] concerning a culturally sensitive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening decision aid campaign targeting American Indians (Native Americans) with great interest in light of the increase in CRC-related deaths worldwide.[2]
Culture is basically associated with environmental and lifestyle factors as well as health care access, all of which are related to the incidence of CRC.[2]
Their report showed that American Indians preferred colonoscopy (60%) to the fecal occult blood test (FOBT; 21%).[1]
Summary
To the Editor: We read the study by Frerichs et al.[1] concerning a culturally sensitive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening decision aid campaign targeting American Indians (Native Americans) with great interest in light of the increase in CRC-related deaths worldwide.[2]. To the Editor: We read the study by Frerichs et al.[1] concerning a culturally sensitive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening decision aid campaign targeting American Indians (Native Americans) with great interest in light of the increase in CRC-related deaths worldwide.[2] Culture is basically associated with environmental and lifestyle factors as well as health care access, all of which are related to the incidence of CRC.[2] adapting methods in consideration of a given population’s culture—especially important for a population with close community networks—in the health care system will offer new insights into development, efficacy, and delivery of the CRC screening instruments themselves.
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