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KMID : 1188320170110060821
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Gut and Liver
2017 Volume.11 No. 6 p.821 ~ p.827
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Patients’ Preferences for Primary Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Survey of the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Korea
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Cho Young-Hak
Kim Dae-Ho
Cha Jae-Myung
Jeen Yoon-Tae
Moon Jeong-Seop
Kim Jin-Oh
Lee Sang-Kil
Cho Yu-Kyung
Im Jong-Pil
Jang Jae-Young
Shin Jeong-Eun
Yoon Soon-Man
Jung Yun-Ho
Kim Eun-Sun
Lee Kang-Nyeong
Cho Soo-Jeong
Kim Yeol
Park Bo-Young
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Abstract
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Background/Aims: The adoption of colonoscopy as a primary colorectal cancer (CRC) screening technique has been argued for in Korea, without evidence of patient preferences. This study aimed to investigate patients’ preferences for the primary CRC screening test for the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP).
Methods: Between June and August 2016, 414 individuals aged ≥50 years who participated in the NCSP were prospectively invited to complete a questionnaire regarding their preferences for the primary CRC screening test and the reasons for their selection.
Results: Among the 396 respondents who completed the questionnaire, 124 individuals (31.3%) preferred the fecal immunochemical test (FIT), whereas 272 individuals (68.7%) preferred colonoscopy. Elderly participants preferred the FIT (p<0.001), whereas participants with a higher education level (p=0.030), a higher income level (p=0.009), or individuals with a family member (p=0.028) or acquaintance (p=0.013) with a history of CRC preferred colonoscopy. Only 12.9% of participants had a bad experience with a previous FIT; however, 39.3% of participants had a bad experience with a previous colonoscopy.
Conclusions: Colonoscopy was preferred to FIT in a 2.2:1 ratio as the primary CRC screening test for the NCSP. Patients’ preference for colonoscopy should be considered for the NCSP in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Colorectal neoplasms, Fecal occult blood test, Colonoscopy, Screening, Preference
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