Examining Rural-Urban Differences in Fatalism and Information Overload: Data from 12 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers.
Adult
Aged
Cancer Care Facilities
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Information Seeking Behavior
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms
/ psychology
Rural Population
/ statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Urban Population
/ statistics & numerical data
Journal
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
ISSN: 1538-7755
Titre abrégé: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9200608
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2022
02 2022
Historique:
received:
20
03
2021
revised:
01
07
2021
accepted:
02
12
2021
pubmed:
30
1
2022
medline:
9
3
2022
entrez:
29
1
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Rural populations experience a disproportionate cancer burden relative to urban populations. One possibility is that rural populations are more likely to hold counterproductive cancer beliefs such as fatalism and information overload that undermine prevention and screening behaviors. Between 2016 and 2020, 12 U.S. cancer centers surveyed adults in their service areas using online and in-person survey instruments. Participants ( Compared with urban residents, rural residents were more likely to believe that (i) everything causes cancer (OR = 1.29; 95% CI, 1.17-1.43); (ii) prevention is not possible (OR = 1.34; 95% CI, 1.19-1.51); and (iii) there are too many different recommendations about cancer prevention (OR = 1.26; 95% CI, 1.13-1.41), and cancer is always fatal (OR = 1.21; 95% CI, 1.11-1.33). Compared with their urban counterparts, rural populations exhibited higher levels of cancer fatalism and cancer information overload. Future interventions targeting rural populations should account for higher levels of fatalism and information overload.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Rural populations experience a disproportionate cancer burden relative to urban populations. One possibility is that rural populations are more likely to hold counterproductive cancer beliefs such as fatalism and information overload that undermine prevention and screening behaviors.
METHODS
Between 2016 and 2020, 12 U.S. cancer centers surveyed adults in their service areas using online and in-person survey instruments. Participants (
RESULTS
Compared with urban residents, rural residents were more likely to believe that (i) everything causes cancer (OR = 1.29; 95% CI, 1.17-1.43); (ii) prevention is not possible (OR = 1.34; 95% CI, 1.19-1.51); and (iii) there are too many different recommendations about cancer prevention (OR = 1.26; 95% CI, 1.13-1.41), and cancer is always fatal (OR = 1.21; 95% CI, 1.11-1.33).
CONCLUSIONS
Compared with their urban counterparts, rural populations exhibited higher levels of cancer fatalism and cancer information overload.
IMPACT
Future interventions targeting rural populations should account for higher levels of fatalism and information overload.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35091459
pii: 1055-9965.EPI-21-0355
doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0355
pmc: PMC9035270
mid: NIHMS1763749
doi:
Types de publication
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
393-403Subventions
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA077598
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
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Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
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Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
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Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
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Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA177558
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
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Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA016059
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR002366
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
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Pays : United States
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Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
©2022 American Association for Cancer Research.
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