Birinci Derece Yakınlarında Kolorektal Kanser Tanısı Olan ve Olmayan Bireylerin Hastalık Algılarının Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the knowledge and attitudes of relatives of patients with colorectal cancer and those who do not have colorectal cancer. Methods: The study was conducted with the relatives of colorectal cancer patients who applied to the Oncology outpatient clinic and the patients who did not have colorectal cancer in the family who applied to the Family Medicine outpatient clinic. In the data collection, the questionnaire prepared by the researcher to determine the personal characteristics of the individuals participating in the study and the 'Health Belief Model Scale for Colorectal Cancer Prevention' to determine the health beliefs were used. Results: The mean age of the 120 participants was 36.59 ± 12.7 years, 55.8% (n = 67), women, 65.8% (n=79) is married and 69.2% (n=83) live in the city. Colorectal cancer screening rate was significantly higher in the case group (p=0.004). The most frequently reported barriers to get colorectal cancer screening tests were not knowing colorectal cancer and screening tests (38.3%). The confidence benefit perception score average of the control group was significantly higher than the average score of the case group (p = 0.018). Conclusion: In our study, the level of the perception of trust and benefit was lower in the patients whose first-degree relatives had CRC compared to those who had not in their family. Although the expectation of early diagnosis, using CRC screening, was higher in the patients with CRC in their first-degree relatives, there was no significant difference between the two groups. This fact reveals the necessity of evaluating the risks for the individuals while providing counseling to them for colorectal cancer screening as well as updating the training.