79 research outputs found
Chronicles of Oklahoma
Article discusses the history of the Sandstone Creek Watershed Project, which was developed in response to the frequent flooding of Sandstone Creek and damage it caused. Annie Laurie Steele explains how the project was a major innovation in flood prevention
Chronicles of Oklahoma
Article describes the journey of the E. M. DeBerry family from Texas to Old Greer County and their life on the frontier. Author Annie Laurie Steele includes an account by her aunt, Miss Rosabel DeBerry, about hunting, cooking, taking care of livestock, and housing visitors in their pioneer home
A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a training programme on colorectal cancer risk reduction for Specialist Screening Practitioners on health promotion, knowledge and practice
Awareness of lifestyle and colorectal cancer risk:findings from the BeWEL study
It is estimated that 47% of colorectal cancers (CRC) could be prevented by appropriate lifestyles. This study aimed to identify awareness of the causes of CRC in patients who had been diagnosed with a colorectal adenoma through the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme and subsequently enrolled in an intervention trial (using diet and physical activity education and behavioural change techniques) (BeWEL). At baseline and 12-month follow-up, participants answered an open-ended question on factors influencing CRC development. Of the 329 participants at baseline, 40 (12%) reported that they did not know any risk factors and 36 (11%) failed to identify specific factors related to diet and activity. From a potential knowledge score of 1 to 6, the mean score was 1.5 (SD 1.1, range 0 to 5) with no difference between intervention and control groups. At follow-up, the intervention group had a significantly greater knowledge score and better weight loss, diet, and physical activity measures than the control group. Awareness of relevant lifestyle factors for CRC remains low in people at increased risk of the disease. Opportunities within routine NHS screening to aid the capability (including knowledge of risk factors) of individuals to make behavioural changes to reduce CRC risk deserve exploration.Additional co-author: The BeWEL team. The BeWEL Team consists of Shaun Treweek, Fergus Daly, Jill Belch, Jackie Rodger, Alison Kirk, Anne Ludbrook, Petra Rauchhaus, Patricia Norwood, Joyce Thompson, and Jane Wardle
Meeting the challenges of recruitment to multicentre, community-based, lifestyle-change trials : a case study of the BeWEL trial
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Transition to quantitative faecal immunochemical testing from guaiac faecal occult blood testing in a fully rolled-out population-based national bowel screening programme
Do other variables add value to assessment of the risk of colorectal disease using faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin?
Variation in changes in the incidence of colorectal cancer by age and association with screening uptake: an observational study
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