Improving cancer symptom awareness and help-seeking among adults living in socioeconomically deprived communities in the UK using a facilitated health check: A protocol for the Awareness and Beliefs About Cancer (ABACus) Randomised Control Trial

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Yvonne Moriarty (Συγγραφέας), Julia Townson (Συγγραφέας), Harriet Quinn-Scoggins (Συγγραφέας), Louise Padgett (Συγγραφέας), Sioned Owen (Συγγραφέας), Stephanie Smits (Συγγραφέας), Rebecca Playle (Συγγραφέας), Polyxeni Dimitropoulou (Συγγραφέας), Bernadette Sewell (Συγγραφέας), Vasiliki Kolovou (Συγγραφέας), Peter Buckle (Συγγραφέας), Ben Carter (Συγγραφέας), Adrian Edwards (Συγγραφέας), Julie Hepburn (Συγγραφέας), Maura Matthews (Συγγραφέας), Caroline Mitchell (Συγγραφέας), Richard D Neal (Συγγραφέας), Michael Robling (Συγγραφέας), Fiona Wood (Συγγραφέας), Kate Brain (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Cancer survival is lower in socioeconomically deprived communities, partly due to low awareness of symptoms, negative beliefs and delayed help-seeking. We developed an interactive health check questionnaire facilitated by trained lay advisors. It entails 29 questions about backgr...