Using the Transtheoretical Model to Stage Screening Behavior for Colorectal Cancer.

The article presents a research of stage screening behavior for colorectal cancer using transtheoretical model. The object of the study is to describe the colorectal cancer (CRC)-screening behavior of two lower income communities near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The individuals were characterized according to their stage of readiness to engage in two screening tests, the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) and the flexible sigmoidoscopy (FSG) test. About 414 respondents were surveyed by telephone and revealed that they showed associations between FOBT or FSG behavioral stage including age, recent doctor checkup, history of antigen blood testing and chronic need for prescription medications.