Publications by authors named "N Travier"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated SMS text reminders for colorectal cancer screening in Catalonia, finding that they were less effective than standard postal reminders in increasing participation rates.
- The trial involved over 24,000 participants aged 50 to 69 and was halted early due to lower than expected participation in the SMS group (17.2% vs. 21.9% for control).
- Despite initial low participation, a recovery strategy of sending additional postal reminders to nonparticipants in the SMS group improved overall participation rates to 29.3%.
Background: Mobile phone-based SMS text message reminders have the potential to improve colorectal cancer screening participation rates.
Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness and acceptability of adding targeted SMS text message reminders to the standard procedure for those who picked up but did not return their screening kit at the pharmacy within 14 days in a colorectal cancer screening program in Catalonia, Spain.
Methods: We performed a randomized control trial among individuals who picked up a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit for colorectal cancer screening at the pharmacy but did not return it within 14 days.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess beliefs and attitudes towards cancer prevention among people skeptical about vaccinations or who subscribe to conspiracy theories using an online survey method.
- Data was gathered from various online platforms like ForoCoches, Reddit, and others between January and March 2022, involving nearly 1,500 respondents, including those unvaccinated against COVID-19.
- Results indicated that while awareness of actual cancer causes was relatively high (63.6% median score), those in skeptical groups showed significantly lower awareness of both actual (54.5%) and mythical causes (25% for unvaccinated) compared to more informed groups, highlighting a substantial gap in cancer-related knowledge.
Introduction: Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) has been proposed as a strategy to reduce lung cancer mortality. Since LDCT has side effects there is a need to carefully select the target population for screening programmes. Because in Spain health competences are transferred to the seventeen Autonomous Communities (ACs), the present paper aims to identify individuals at high risk of developing lung cancer in the different ACs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStressful Life Events and Distress in Breast Cancer: A 5-Years Follow-Up.
Int J Clin Health Psychol
April 2022
Background/objective: Environmental factors such as psychosocial stress have demonstrated to have an impact on the breast cancer (BC) course. This study aims to explore the impact of psychotherapy and stressful life events (SLE) on BC survivors' illness trajectories.
Method: 68 women with BC underwent Positive Psychotherapy or Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management and 37 patients were included as a control group.