{"id":4570,"date":"2023-03-27T05:05:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T03:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jphres.org\/?p=4570"},"modified":"2023-04-10T10:20:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T08:20:57","slug":"association-between-cancer-literacy-and-cancer-related-behaviour-evidence-from-ticino-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jphres.us.com\/article\/view\/295\/","title":{"rendered":"Association between cancer literacy and cancer-related behaviour: evidence from Ticino, Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"tocArticle\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div id=\"doi\"><b>DOI:<\/b>\u00a0<a id=\"pub-id::doi\" href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2014.295\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2014.295<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div id=\"affiliation\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nicola Diviani<\/b><br \/>\nInstitute of Communication and Health, Universita\u0300 della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Peter J. Schulz<\/b><br \/>\nInstitute of Communication and Health, Universita\u0300 della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div id=\"articleAbstract\">\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\n<div id=\"content_articleAbstract\"><em>Background<\/em>. This paper details the role of different dimensions of health literacy in the relationship between health literacy and cancer-related health behaviours. In particular,\u00a0<em>Cancer Literacy<\/em>\u00a0is studied as an exemplar of a dimension of health literacy beyond basic reading and writing skills. The link between functional health literacy, Cancer Literacy and cancer-related health behaviours is investigated in a sample of Ticino (Switzerland) residents (n=639).<br \/>\n<em>Design and methods.<\/em>\u00a0Detailed data is collected about respondents\u2019 functional health literacy,\u00a0<em>Cancer Literacy<\/em>, cancer information seeking behaviour, engagement in cancer preventive behaviours, participation to cancer screenings, and intention to adhere to current screening recommendations.<br \/>\n<em>Results<\/em>. Results confirm the added value of\u00a0<em>Cancer Literacy<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 compared to functional health literacy \u2013 in explaining people\u2019s cancer information seeking behaviour, their participation to several cancer screenings and their screening intention, underscoring the need to take into account dimensions of health literacy beyond basic functional skills.<br \/>\n<em>Conclusions<\/em>. From a public health perspective, findings provide further evidence on the importance of adapting informational and educational communication intervention designed to improve cancer prevention and screening to different audiences.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"articleSubject\">\n<h4>Keywords<\/h4>\n<div id=\"content_keywordAbstract\">health literacy, cancer, health information, health behaviour<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOI:\u00a0http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2014.295 Nicola Diviani Institute of Communication and Health, Universita\u0300 della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland Peter J. Schulz Institute of Communication and Health, Universita\u0300 della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland Abstract Background. This paper details the role of different dimensions of health literacy in the relationship between health literacy and cancer-related health behaviours. In particular,\u00a0Cancer Literacy\u00a0is studied &#8230; <a title=\"Association between cancer literacy and cancer-related behaviour: evidence from Ticino, Switzerland\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jphres.us.com\/article\/view\/295\/\" aria-label=\"More on Association between cancer literacy and cancer-related behaviour: evidence from Ticino, Switzerland\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4570","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Association between cancer literacy and cancer-related behaviour: evidence from Ticino, Switzerland - Journal of Public Health Research<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jphres.us.com\/article\/view\/295\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Association between cancer literacy and cancer-related behaviour: evidence from Ticino, Switzerland - Journal of Public Health Research\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DOI:\u00a0http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2014.295 Nicola Diviani Institute of Communication and Health, Universita\u0300 della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland Peter J. 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