Predicting gerneral practice attendance for follow-up cancer care
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
PNG Publications
Place of Publication
United States
Faculty
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
19141
Abstract
Objective : To examine the role of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in influencing patients’ intention to attend follow-up visits with a general practitioner (GP). Methods : A questionnaire based on the TPB was used to assess colorectal cancer (CRC) patients’ intention to attend follow-up visits with a GP. Results : TPB factors accounted for 43.3% of the variance of intention for follow-up visits. Attitude alone explained 23.3% of the variance. Attitude and presence of other comorbidities significantly affected intention to visit a GP (attitude: R 2 =0.23, F [1, 65]=4.35, p < .01; comorbidity: R 2 =0.13, F [1, 65]=3.02, p < .05). Conclusion : Patients who believe their GP has the skills and knowledge to detect a recurrence and patients with other comorbidities have greater intention to visit their GP fol - lowing treatment
DOI
10.5993/AJHB.39.2.2
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Comments
Ngune, I., Jiwa, M., McManus, A., Parsons, R., & Hodder, R. (2015). American journal of health behavior, 39(2), 167-174. Available here