Patient Knowledge, Risk Perception, and Barriers to Barrett's Esophagus Screening.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Most patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) do not have a previous diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus (BE), demonstrating a failure of current screening practices. An understanding of patient attitudes and barriers is essential to develop and implement interventions to improve BE screening adherence.

Methods

We conducted a Web-based survey of patients aged >50 years with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease at 3 academic medical centers and 1 affiliated safety net health systems. Survey domains included patient characteristics, endoscopy history, familiarity with screening practices, perceived BE/EAC risk, and barriers to screening.

Results

We obtained a response rate of 22.6% (472/2,084) (74% men, mean age 67.9 years). Self-identified race and et

SUBMITTER: Kolb JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10624561 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature