Factors predicting improved compliance towards colonoscopy in individuals with positive faecal immunochemical test (FIT).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Follow-up colonoscopy after a positive faecal immunochemical test (FIT) in any colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programme is integral. However, many individuals who had a positive FIT declined colonoscopy subsequently. This study aims to uncover the predictors on completion of colonoscopy using the Health Belief Model (HBM) between individuals who complete and those who did not after a positive FIT.

Methods

A mixed-method study comprising qualitative semi-structured interviews followed by a locally validated questionnaire in Singapore was prospectively administered via telephone interview to average risk individuals with positive FIT results from a cohort of the national FIT screening database referred for follow-up colonoscopic evaluation.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Lim TZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8559494 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature