Users’ Experience of Public Cancer Screening Services: Qualitative Research Findings and Implications for Public Health System
Following the One Health approach, designing multidimensional strategies to orient healthcare in promoting health and preventive processes has become paramount. In particular, in the prevention domain, cancer screening attendance is still unsatisfactory in many populations and requires specific cons...
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| author | Maria Florencia González Leone Anna Rosa Donizzetti Marcella Bianchi Daniela Lemmo Maria Luisa Martino Maria Francesca Freda Daniela Caso |
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| description | Following the One Health approach, designing multidimensional strategies to orient healthcare in promoting health and preventive processes has become paramount. In particular, in the prevention domain, cancer screening attendance is still unsatisfactory in many populations and requires specific consideration. To this end, following a research-intervention logic, this study aims to investigate the experiences and meanings that users of public cancer screening services associate with prevention, particularly participation in the screenings. The experiences of 103 users (96 females; M<sub>age</sub> = 54.0; SD = 1.24) of public cancer screening programs in the Campania region (Italy) were collected through interviews. The data collected were analysed following the Grounded Theory Methodology, supported by the software Atlas.ti 8.0. The text material was organised into eight macro-categories: Health and Body; Relationship with Cancer and Diseases; Health Facilities and Health Providers; The Affective Determinants of Cancer Screening Participation; Partners and Children; Physical Sensations and Emotions in the Course of Action; Protective Actions; Promotion and Dissemination. The core category was named Family and Familiarity. Respondents perceived prevention as an act of care for the family and themselves. Our findings support a shift from the idea of taking care of personal health as an individual matter toward considering it as a community issue, according to which resistance to act is overcome for and through the presence of loved ones. The results of this study contribute to a deeper understanding of the perspectives of southern Italian users on participation in cancer screening, and provide important insights to guide future actions to promote these public programmes based primarily on the emerging theme of family and familiarity related to screening programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9e011490d93429c8420367eb577a40d2024-02-23T15:07:47ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2024-02-0114213910.3390/bs14020139Users’ Experience of Public Cancer Screening Services: Qualitative Research Findings and Implications for Public Health SystemMaria Florencia González Leone0Anna Rosa Donizzetti1Marcella Bianchi2Daniela Lemmo3Maria Luisa Martino4Maria Francesca Freda5Daniela Caso6Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80133 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80133 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80133 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80133 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80133 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80133 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80133 Naples, ItalyFollowing the One Health approach, designing multidimensional strategies to orient healthcare in promoting health and preventive processes has become paramount. In particular, in the prevention domain, cancer screening attendance is still unsatisfactory in many populations and requires specific consideration. To this end, following a research-intervention logic, this study aims to investigate the experiences and meanings that users of public cancer screening services associate with prevention, particularly participation in the screenings. The experiences of 103 users (96 females; M<sub>age</sub> = 54.0; SD = 1.24) of public cancer screening programs in the Campania region (Italy) were collected through interviews. The data collected were analysed following the Grounded Theory Methodology, supported by the software Atlas.ti 8.0. The text material was organised into eight macro-categories: Health and Body; Relationship with Cancer and Diseases; Health Facilities and Health Providers; The Affective Determinants of Cancer Screening Participation; Partners and Children; Physical Sensations and Emotions in the Course of Action; Protective Actions; Promotion and Dissemination. The core category was named Family and Familiarity. Respondents perceived prevention as an act of care for the family and themselves. Our findings support a shift from the idea of taking care of personal health as an individual matter toward considering it as a community issue, according to which resistance to act is overcome for and through the presence of loved ones. The results of this study contribute to a deeper understanding of the perspectives of southern Italian users on participation in cancer screening, and provide important insights to guide future actions to promote these public programmes based primarily on the emerging theme of family and familiarity related to screening programs.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/2/139cancer screeningcervical screeningbreast screeningcolorectal screeningpreventionpublic health |
| spellingShingle | Maria Florencia González Leone Anna Rosa Donizzetti Marcella Bianchi Daniela Lemmo Maria Luisa Martino Maria Francesca Freda Daniela Caso Users’ Experience of Public Cancer Screening Services: Qualitative Research Findings and Implications for Public Health System Behavioral Sciences cancer screening cervical screening breast screening colorectal screening prevention public health |
| title | Users’ Experience of Public Cancer Screening Services: Qualitative Research Findings and Implications for Public Health System |
| title_full | Users’ Experience of Public Cancer Screening Services: Qualitative Research Findings and Implications for Public Health System |
| title_fullStr | Users’ Experience of Public Cancer Screening Services: Qualitative Research Findings and Implications for Public Health System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Users’ Experience of Public Cancer Screening Services: Qualitative Research Findings and Implications for Public Health System |
| title_short | Users’ Experience of Public Cancer Screening Services: Qualitative Research Findings and Implications for Public Health System |
| title_sort | users experience of public cancer screening services qualitative research findings and implications for public health system |
| topic | cancer screening cervical screening breast screening colorectal screening prevention public health |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/2/139 |
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