A telephone survey of cancer awareness among frontline staff: informing training needs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have shown limited awareness about cancer risk factors among hospital-based staff. Less is known about general cancer awareness among community frontline National Health Service and social care staff.

Methods

A cross-sectional computer-assisted telephone survey of 4664 frontline community-based health and social care staff in North West England.

Results

A total of 671 out of 4664 (14.4%) potentially eligible subjects agreed to take part. Over 92% of staff recognised most warning signs, except an unexplained pain (88.8%, n=596), cough or hoarseness (86.9%, n=583) and a sore that does not heal (77.3%, n=519). The bowel cancer-screening programme was recognised by 61.8% (n=415) of staff. Most staff agreed that smoking and passive smoking 'increased the

SUBMITTER: Cook N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3172913 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature