{"id":4066,"date":"2019-12-02T16:44:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T14:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journal-ene.gr\/?p=4066"},"modified":"2019-12-09T21:51:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T19:51:13","slug":"comparison-of-self-reported-adherence-to-cervical-and-breast-cancer-screening-guidelines-in-relation-to-the-researchers-profession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/periodiko.yaba.gr\/en\/comparison-of-self-reported-adherence-to-cervical-and-breast-cancer-screening-guidelines-in-relation-to-the-researchers-profession\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparison of self-reported adherence to cervical and breast cancer screening guidelines in relation to the researcher\u2019s profession."},"content":{"rendered":"
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ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction:<\/strong> Self-reporting is a major and, in many cases, the only feasible method to use in cancer screening research. However, its validity has been questioned and numerous studies indicate that women over-report their participation in preventive Pap-test and mammography screenings.
\nAim: The objective of this study was to determine whether individuals report in the same way their Pap-test and mammography screening behaviors when the interviews are conducted by researchers of different professions, in this case a social worker and a general practitioner.<\/p>\n

Methods:<\/strong> Two studies assessing adherence to cervical and breast cancer screening guidelines were conducted during late 2006 – early 2007 in the same 114 women in Crete, Greece. Kappa coefficient was used to measure the agreement of participants\u2019 answers to the same questions between the two interviewers.<\/p>\n

Results:<\/strong> Only 32 out of 90 (35,5%) of the women replied that \u2018have had at least one\u2019 gynecological exam respectively in both studies (Kappa=0.189, p<0.001). Agreement was also weak (Kappa=0.386 and 0.235) for self-reported mammography and Pap smear tests in the last 6 years, respectively. There were no significant differences in major demographic characteristics between women who provided, or not, the same answers in both interviewers, apart from the self-reported health status (p=0.032).<\/p>\n

Conclusions:<\/strong> Women overestimated their self-reported adherence to cancer screening guidelines when the interviewer was a doctor once their responses were matched to those given to a social worker. The professional identities of the researchers that perform the data collection should be made explicit to make comparison across studies more accurate.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong> adherence, cancer, gynecological tests, rater’s agreement, self-reported health<\/p>\n

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