Screening the carotenoid in vitro bioaccessibility of purple corn breakfast cereal consumed with milk and plant-based milk.

Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD), such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer, dominate global mortality, besides compromising the quality of life. Unhealthy habits like sedentary lifestyles and poor diets escalate NCD risks. Conversely, the consumption of phenolic compounds and carotenoids has shown promise in reducing NCD risks.

Management choices for better outcomes in oncologic screening programmes.

Improving screening programmes in terms of increasing screening participation and providing appropriate follow-up is a major challenge requiring great planning. This contribution discusses the effect of a major intra-organizational intervention on three population-based oncological screening programs (i.e.

Didactic and narrative persuasion: An experiment to promote colorectal cancer screening.

We tested whether a didactic and a narrative video (i.e. educational content and personal stories versus irrelevant information) could boost colorectal cancer (CRC) screening intention directly and through cognitive predictors of CRC screening behavior.

Applying the healthcare failure mode and effects analysis approach to improve the quality of an organised colorectal cancer screening programme.

Objective: The first level of a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening process was systematically analysed using the Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (HFMEA) approach by a multidisciplinary team aiming to improve the programme quality.

Setting: The study was conducted at the Local Health Authority of Bologna, Northern Italy.

Methods: Seven brainstorming sessions were conducted and all the activities performed were recorded on a FMEA worksheet consisting of individual records reporting the specific phases of the analysed process along with associated activities, possible failure modes, their causes and effects, the obtained risk priority numbers (RPNs) and the control measures to plan.

The Positive Effect of an Online Appointment Portal on a Breast Cancer Screening Program.

Background: The adoption of web-based appointment methods by health care systems is increasing.

Objectives: This study primarily aimed to evaluate in the setting of an organized breast cancer screening program the actual usage of an online appointment portal by the target population, i.e.

Psychosocial Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening Intention: An Experiment on the Invitation Letter.

Background: In Italy, attendance rates for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening are suboptimal. The present work analysed cognitive and emotional predictors of CRC screening intention and tested an intervention on a real invitation letter to improve CRC screening intention, both directly and in interaction with the predictors of our model.

Methods: Our model included variables from the theory of planned behaviour and the emotional barriers to bowel screening scale.

Subsequent attendance in a breast cancer screening program after a false-positive result in the Local Health Authority of Bologna (Italy).

We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the likelihood of returning for routine breast cancer screening among women who have experienced a false-positive result (FPR) and to describe the possible individual and organizational factors that could influence subsequent attendance to the screening program. Several information were collected on demographic and clinical characteristics data. Electronic data from 2014 to 2016 related to breast screening program of the Local Health Authority (LHA) of Bologna (Italy) of women between 45 and 74 years old were reviewed.