2009
A multimedia patient education program on colorectal cancer screening increases knowledge and willingness to consider screening among Hispanic/Latino patients
Makoul G, Cameron K, Baker D, Francis L, Scholtens D, Wolf M. A multimedia patient education program on colorectal cancer screening increases knowledge and willingness to consider screening among Hispanic/Latino patients. Patient Education And Counseling 2009, 76: 220-226. PMID: 19250791, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultimedia patient education programPatient education programScreening behaviorLatino adultsHispanic/Latino adultsHispanic/Latino patientsPast screening behaviourColorectal cancer screeningImportant health messagesActual screening behaviorHispanic/Latino communityStand-alone interventionCRC screeningLatino patientsCancer screeningAge 50Screening optionsHealth messagesPatientsEducation programsSignificant differencesPretest-posttest designStructured interviewsCRCAdditional research
2007
Physician–Patient Communication about Colorectal Cancer Screening
Wolf M, Baker D, Makoul G. Physician–Patient Communication about Colorectal Cancer Screening. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 1493-1499. PMID: 17851721, PMCID: PMC2219805, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0289-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancer screeningCancer screeningColorectal cancerObservational studyPhysician surveyFecal occult blood testSeparate observational studyOccult blood testPatient participation ratesPrimary care physiciansPhysician-patient encountersEligible patientsFlexible sigmoidoscopyPhysician recommendationCare physiciansBlood testsPatient preferencesPhysician encountersScreening optionsClinical practicePatient communicationMedical encountersTomography imagingPhysiciansSignificant predictors