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http://dx.doi.org/10.15268/ksim.2019.7.4.043

Affecting Factors of Cancer Screening for Persons with Disabilities  

Kim, Yesoon (Korea National Rehabilitation Center, Dept. of Healthcare and Public Health Research)
Kim, Seonyong (Gyeongbuk Provincial Hospital for the Elderly)
Nam, Younghee (Dept. of Health Administration, Namseoul University)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine / v.7, no.4, 2019 , pp. 43-52 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the affecting factors related to cancer screening for persons with disabilities. Methods: We examined the factors affecting cancer screening in individual aged older than 20 years who participated in the 2017 National Survey of the Disabled. The subjects were 6031 individuals with disabilities who were aged older than 20 years. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, and multiple logistic regression with the SPSS Win 21.0 software. Results: Cancer screening among persons with disabilities is differentiated based on age, education level, marital status, type of disability, grade of disability, subjective house economic status, health insurance, chronic disease, unmet healthcare needs, suicidal thinking, and health screening. The significant predictors of health screening were age, marital status, chronic disease, and health screening. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to develop a program for young, medical care recipients to improve the participations of disabled in cancer screening.
Keywords
cancer screening; persons with disabilities;
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