Beliefs, Risk Perceptions, and Gaps in Knowledge as Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults

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Primary care provider perceptions of barriers to and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening in a managed care setting

✍ Gareth S. Dulai; Melissa M. Farmer; Patricia A. Ganz; Coen A. Bernaards; Karen Q 📂 Article 📅 2004 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 104 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tests (e.g., fecal occult blood testing [FOBT], flexible sigmoidoscopy [FS], etc.) are underused. Primary care providers (PCPs) play a critical role in screening, but barriers to and facilitators of screening as perceived by PCPs in manag