TY - JOUR
T1 - Cancer-related information sought by the general public
T2 - Evidence from the national cancer institute's cancer information service, 2002-2003
AU - Finney Rutten, Lila J.
AU - Squiers, Linda
AU - Hesse, Bradford
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Background. We examined the main topics of inquiry (Subjects of Interaction - SOI) of calls made by the general public to the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service's (CIS) 1-800-4-CANCER telephone information service. Methods. We analyzed data from 37,620 callers to the CIS between September 2002 and August 2003. We conducted frequencies, chi-squares, and logistic regressions to ascertain sample characteristics and sociodemographic correlates of each SOI. Results. We found differences in discussion of the 7 main SOI by age, sex, ethnicity, race, and education. Conclusions. Findings inform the CIS' and other organizations' efforts to develop and disseminate cancer information.
AB - Background. We examined the main topics of inquiry (Subjects of Interaction - SOI) of calls made by the general public to the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service's (CIS) 1-800-4-CANCER telephone information service. Methods. We analyzed data from 37,620 callers to the CIS between September 2002 and August 2003. We conducted frequencies, chi-squares, and logistic regressions to ascertain sample characteristics and sociodemographic correlates of each SOI. Results. We found differences in discussion of the 7 main SOI by age, sex, ethnicity, race, and education. Conclusions. Findings inform the CIS' and other organizations' efforts to develop and disseminate cancer information.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF03174355
DO - 10.1007/BF03174355
M3 - Article
C2 - 17605622
AN - SCOPUS:34447293086
SN - 0885-8195
VL - 22
SP - 91
EP - 98
JO - Journal of Cancer Education
JF - Journal of Cancer Education
IS - 2
ER -