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Home Radon Testing in Rural Appalachia
- Source :
- J Rural Health
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Purpose This study compared differences in sociodemographic characteristics, personal risk perception of lung cancer, lung cancer worry, and synergistic risk perception among rural Appalachia residents who completed home radon testing with those who did not, after receiving a free long-term test kit at a rural primary care clinic. The study also examined the association between the Teachable Moment Model constructs and home radon testing. Methods The study was an exploratory correlational design with a convenience sample of (N = 58) adult participants recruited from 2 rural primary care clinics in Appalachia Kentucky. Participants completed a brief survey and were given a free long-term home radon test kit. Multiple logistic regression was used to determine characteristics associated with home radon testing. Findings Twenty-eight participants (48%) completed home radon testing. There were no differences in personal risk perception of lung cancer, lung cancer worry, or synergistic risk perception between those who completed home radon testing and those who did not. Age was the only significant factor associated with completion of radon testing (B = 0.077, P = .005). For every 5-year increase in age, participants were 47% more likely to test their home for radon. Conclusion Providing free home radon test kits in the primary care setting shows promise in prompting radon testing in rural Appalachia. As radon-induced lung cancer risk increases with exposure over time, health care providers in rural Appalachia need to encourage patients of all ages to test their home for radon, especially those who smoke or report smoking in the home.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Rural Population
Teachable moment
Lung Neoplasms
media_common.quotation_subject
chemistry.chemical_element
Radon
Logistic regression
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Environmental health
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health care
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Lung cancer
media_common
Appalachian Region
business.industry
Smoking
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
medicine.disease
Test (assessment)
respiratory tract diseases
Risk perception
chemistry
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Worry
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17480361
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....af956326907dbcaf014f8f2edb74531e