Assessment of the contents related to screening on Portuguese language websites providing information on breast and prostate cancer

Ferreira, Daniel; Carreira, Helena; Silva, Susana; Lunet, Nuno

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“…In fact, overdiagnosis is a concept difficult to understand, and its acceptability is variable according to the type of cancer, people's age and educational level, but a previous study did not show differences between men and women . Additionally, information concerning cancer screenings available in magazine articles, websites and information brochures used for cancer screening invitation is most of the times incorrect or incomplete, and the benefits of screening are over‐reported compared with the harms . The fact that anxiety while waiting for the results was the main reported disadvantage of cancer screening may also reflect the societal risk portfolio that rank threats and harms hierarchically taking into account the cultural norms .…”

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Cancer screening in Portugal: sex differences in prevalence, awareness of organized programmes and perception of benefits and adverse effects

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Silva

Moura-Ferreira

et al. 2016

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BackgroundCancer screening has contributed to downward trends in cancer mortality, but is also associated with adverse effects, which highlights the importance of promoting the participation based on informed decisions.ObjectivesWe aimed to describe the use of cancer screening (either in organized programmes or as opportunistic screening), awareness of organized programmes and perception of its potential benefits and adverse effects, depicting possible sex differences.Design and methodsWe evaluated 1624 Portuguese‐speaking dwellers, aged between 16 and 79 years, through face‐to‐face interviews. To quantify sex differences, adjusted prevalence ratios and respective 95% confidence intervals were computed using Poisson regression.ResultsAmong eligible age groups, the lifetime prevalence of screening for breast and cervical cancers was 89.8 and 71.9%, respectively. The prevalence was 23.7% for colorectal cancer and no significant sex differences were observed. Prostate cancer screening was reported by 63.8% of men. Over half of the participants referred that cancers such as prostate, skin, lung and stomach should be screened for, in addition to those for which organized programmes are recommended. Reassurance by negative results was identified as the main potential benefit of screening by nearly one‐third of men and women. Anxiety while waiting for results was the most mentioned potential adverse effect (60.4%); men refer less often this and financial costs, although statistical significance of these results was borderline.ConclusionsThis study provides a benchmark to plan and monitor the effects of awareness‐raising interventions, as well as for international comparisons across countries with different cancer prevention and control structures.

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Cancer screening in Portugal: sex differences in prevalence, awareness of organized programmes and perception of benefits and adverse effects

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Silva

Moura-Ferreira

et al. 2016

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“…This lack of information for women who must make decisions about mammography is a much-debated issue. This deficiency is quite widespread in several countries, as shown in recent and less recent papers, both in websites analysis [ 10 , 19 ] and in written documents (e.g., leaflets, brochures) available for women. [ 12 , 13 , 18 , 20 , 21 ] Three possible reasons for this scarce information can be identified: fear that correct and complete information may reduce compliance to screening, self-interest, and sometimes, poor knowledge of the topic by health care providers.…”

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Scarce information about breast cancer screening

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Cancellieri²,

Pelullo³

2016

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“…Considering the absence of standardized criteria for evaluating web-based health information on gamete donation, it is of utmost importance to develop these criteria to assess the quality and adequacy of content in these websites; similarly, these criteria are relevant to those already existing websites related to other health topics 36…”

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Quality of websites for gamete donation

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Samorinha

Freitas

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Este estudo pretende avaliar a qualidade da informação online sobre doação de gametas em sites de clínicas de fertilidade em Portugal. Todos os sites com informação sobre doação de gametas foram escrutinados em junho de 2017. A confiabilidade e usabilidade de 43 páginas web foram avaliadas usando o instrumento Website Information Evaluation do Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Nenhuma página cumpriu os critérios de propósito, desenvolvimento e atualização de conteúdo. Encontraram-se várias lacunas na usabilidade: acessibilidade limitada para usuários com incapacidade, falta de clareza e de simplicidade de utilização, e impossibilidade de interagir com os conteúdos. Importa melhorar a qualidade da informação online sobre doação de gametas em clínicas de fertilidade, tornando-a mais amigável para o usuário. É necessário desenvolver guias específicos e avaliar periodicamente estes sites, usando instrumentos sensíveis que contemplem análises quantitativas e qualitativas, garantindo a sua qualidade para promover literacia em saúde reprodutiva através da comunicação centrada nas pessoas.

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Assessment of the contents related to screening on Portuguese language websites providing information on breast and prostate cancer

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Cancer screening in Portugal: sex differences in prevalence, awareness of organized programmes and perception of benefits and adverse effects

Cancer screening in Portugal: sex differences in prevalence, awareness of organized programmes and perception of benefits and adverse effects

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