Grace Y Kim1, Jennifer G Walker2, Adrian Bickerstaffe3, Nadira Hewabandu4, Marie Pirotta5, Louisa Flander6, Mark Jenkins7, Jon D Emery8. 1. BSc, MD, Medical Resident, St Vincent@s Hospital, Fitzroy, Vic; Scholarly Selective Student, Centre for Cancer Research, Department of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Vic. 2. BAppSci, MPH, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Cancer Research, Department of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Vic. 3. BCompSci (Hons), PhD, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Research Computing, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Vic. 4. BITS (Hons), Technical Support Officer, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Vic. 5. MBBS, MMed, GradDipEpi@Biostats, PhD, FRACGP, General practitioner, Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow, Centre for Cancer Research, Department of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Vic. 6. PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Epidemiology @ Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population @ Global Health, University of Melbourne, Vic. 7. BSc, PhD, Director of the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Vic. 8. MA, MBBCh, FRACGP, MRCGP, DPhil, Professor of Primary Care Cancer Research, Centre for Cancer Research, Department of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Vic.
Abstract
Background and objectives: Many Australians at average risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) are undergoing unnecessary colonoscopic screening, while many at increased risk are getting inadequate screening. The aim of this study was to test different ways of communicating the risks and benefits of CRC screening, as part of the development of a CRC risk prediction (CRISP) tool. Method: General practice patients were shown five different risk presentations for hypothetical ‘average’ and ‘increased’ risk cases and were asked to choose the screening method they would undergo. Associations were explored between risk presentation type and ‘risk-appropriate screening’ choice. Results: All risk formats were associated with improved risk-appropriate screening by participants (n = 204); however, there was a statistical trend favouring absolute risk with a government recommendation and an ‘expected frequency tree’. The icon array was most weakly associated with appropriate screening. Discussion: This research will inform approaches to communicating risk in CRISP and may be of wider relevance to supporting informed decisions about cancer screening.
Background and objectives: Many Australians at average risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) are undergoing unnecessary colonoscopic screening, while many at increased risk are getting inadequate screening. The aim of this study was to test different ways of communicating the risks and benefits of CRC screening, as part of the development of a CRC risk prediction (CRISP) tool. Method: General practice patients were shown five different risk presentations for hypothetical ‘average’ and ‘increased’ risk cases and were asked to choose the screening method they would undergo. Associations were explored between risk presentation type and ‘risk-appropriate screening’ choice. Results: All risk formats were associated with improved risk-appropriate screening by participants (n = 204); however, there was a statistical trend favouring absolute risk with a government recommendation and an ‘expected frequency tree’. The icon array was most weakly associated with appropriate screening. Discussion: This research will inform approaches to communicating risk in CRISP and may be of wider relevance to supporting informed decisions about cancer screening.
Authors: Peter Nguyen; Jennifer McIntosh; Adrian Bickerstaffe; Sanjaya Maddumarachchi; Kara-Lynne Cummings; Jon D Emery Journal: Br J Gen Pract Date: 2019-11-28 Impact factor: 5.386
Authors: Jennifer G McIntosh; Jesse Minshall; Sibel Saya; Adrian Bickerstaffe; Nadira Hewabandu; Ashleigh Qama; Jon D Emery Journal: Br J Gen Pract Date: 2019-11-28 Impact factor: 5.386
Authors: Sibel Saya; Lucy Boyd; Patty Chondros; Mairead McNamara; Michelle King; Shakira Milton; Richard De Abreu Lourenco; Malcolm Clark; George Fishman; Julie Marker; Cheri Ostroff; Richard Allman; Fiona M Walter; Daniel Buchanan; Ingrid Winship; Jennifer McIntosh; Finlay Macrae; Mark Jenkins; Jon Emery Journal: Trials Date: 2022-09-27 Impact factor: 2.728
Authors: Jennifer G Walker; Finlay Macrae; Ingrid Winship; Jasmeen Oberoi; Sibel Saya; Shakira Milton; Adrian Bickerstaffe; James G Dowty; Richard De Abreu Lourenço; Malcolm Clark; Louise Galloway; George Fishman; Fiona M Walter; Louisa Flander; Patty Chondros; Driss Ait Ouakrim; Marie Pirotta; Lyndal Trevena; Mark A Jenkins; Jon D Emery Journal: Trials Date: 2018-07-25 Impact factor: 2.279