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eISSN: 2544-2538
ISSN: 2450-8624
Pielęgniarstwo w Opiece Długoterminowej / Long-Term Care Nursing
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3/2024
vol. 9
 
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abstract:
Original paper

Level of knowledge of patients undergoing colonoscopy regarding colorectal cancer

Joanna Zofia Chrobak-Bień
1
,
Magdalena Sobocińska
2
,
Anna Ignaczak
1
,
Katarzyna Czyżewska
1
,
Małgorzata Górska- Ciebiada
3
,
Ewa Borowiak
1

  1. The Department of Conservative Nursing Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lodz, Polska
  2. The Department of Clinical Oncology, Central Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz, Polska
  3. The Department of Propaedeutics of Lifestyle Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Polska
Long-Term Care Nursing 2024; 9 (3): 65-76
Online publish date: 2024/11/30
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Aim:
The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge of people coming to the Endoscopic Laboratory for colonoscopy examination about the risk factors of colorectal cancer.

Material and methods:
The research group consisted of people residing in the Łódź Voivodeship who came to the Endoscopic Laboratory to undergo a colonoscopy examination. The study involved 238 randomly selected patients (136 women and 102 men). Participation in the study was voluntary and anonymous, about which respondents were informed on the first page of the survey. The diagnostic survey method was used, and the research tool was an own questionnaire.

Results:
The general level of respondents' knowledge about colorectal cancer can be assessed as low, but men have a significantly higher level of knowledge about the possibility of this cancer occurrence compared to women. The key risk factor for the large intestine is an incorrect diet. Inflammatory bowel diseases may also influence the development of this cancer. Symptoms of colorectal cancer may include the presence of blood in the stool after defecation and a change in the nature of bowel movements. The test that best diagnoses colorectal cancer is colonoscopy and a test for the presence of occult blood in the stool. Online forums/blogs, the Internet and your doctor are the main sources of information about colorectal cancer.

Conclusions:
There is a need for health education provided by professionals towards colorectal cancer, especially among women. Society should have knowledge about preventive colonoscopy financed from public funds.

keywords:

Colorectal cancer, knowledge, risk factors

 
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