"Only 40% of persons over 50 have had any form of screening for colon cancer, compared with 70% to 80% for breast and prostate cancers.
Like Leard and colleagues, we found that nearly all participants expressed a preference for some form of screening.
It aims to shed light on the psychometric characteristics of the Chinese version of the SIQ and SIQ-JR and also explore a short form for fast screening purpose.
Processes of change (e.g., "consciousness raising" as a process to move an individual from precontemplation to contemplation; see Prochaska, Redding & Evers [ 20]) were, in turn, mapped to hypothesised determinants (e.g., knowledge of the various forms of screening for bowel cancer) and a behaviour change technique [ 21].
The women received a study questionnaire accompanying their invitation and were asked to return the completed form when they attended for screening.
Women invited to screening at participating NHS breast screening centres receive a questionnaire for the Million Women Study accompanying their invitation and are asked to join the study by returning the recruitment form when they attend for screening.
In its current form, it is suitable for screening large sets of potential rSNPs, and provides output which can be interpreted with an idea of the statistical significance of each predicted rSNP.
During the audits, neighbourhoods were observed systematically by two research assistants with a standardised scoring form that was developed specifically for screening Dutch neighbourhoods on environmental characteristics relating to children's physical activity behaviour [ 3].
Sex, birth weight, and gestational age were recorded in the application form for the screening test, so we obtained these data from all neonates who underwent the screening.
Those screening positive were approached for a telephone interview consisting of Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) short form, which has proven diagnostic quality for screening purposes [ 17, 18].
