RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Having a Personal Health Care Provider and Receipt of Colorectal Cancer Testing
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 5
OP 10
DO 10.1370/afm.904
VO 7
IS 1
A1 Cardarelli, Roberto
A1 Thomas, Jennifer E.
YR 2009
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/7/1/5.abstract
AB PURPOSE We wanted to assess the relationship between having a personal health care provider and receiving colorectal cancer testing. METHODS Self-reported data were obtained from the United States 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Men and women aged 50 years and older were included, and associations of having a personal health care provider, age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, and health insurance status with colorectal cancer testing were examined. Multiple logistic regression was performed on a final sample of 120,221 individuals. RESULTS Having at least 1 personal health care provider significantly predicted up-to-date colorectal cancer testing in both the univariate (odds ratio [OR]=3.96; 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.56–4.41) and multiple regression models (OR = 2.91; 95% CI 2.58–3.28). Age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, and health insurance were also significantly associated with up-to-date colorectal cancer testing. CONCLUSIONS Having a personal health care provider was associated with up-to-date colorectal cancer testing. Efforts to increase and support the primary care workforce are needed to improve up-to-date colorectal cancer screening rates.