Measurement of Cancer-Related Risk Perception in Smokers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to develop an accurate way of measuring people's thoughts about cancer risk. The researchers at the Queens Hospital Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Adelphi University are working together to design a new measure. Findings from this study will help us find new ways to help people avoid cancer.

Detailed Description
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The goal of the study is to develop and provide initial evidence for the reliability and validity of a measure of cancer-related risk perception. As such, the primary outcomes of the study will be initial construct validity (convergent validity and discriminant validity) of the proposed scale as evidenced by correlations of this test with other tests that vary in the degree of association to the proposed construct of cancer-related risk perception. It is anticipated that the cancer-related risk perception scale will correlate most highly (.50-.60) with measures of tobacco and environmental risk exposures, readiness to quit smoking, and family cancer history.

Official Title
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Measurement of Cancer-Related Risk Perception in Smokers

Conditions
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Cancer Related-Risks, Risk Perception, Survey, Focus Group

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Interviews
* Behavioral: focus group
* Behavioral: Survey
* Behavioral: Survey


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Subject must be >= to 18 years of age For recruitment at Adelphi University: Speak English For recruitment at Queens Hospital Center: Speak English For recruitment at Queens Hospital Center: Must be a Queens Hospital Center Patient Exclusion Criteria: Patients who have a history of colorectal cancer at the Queens Hospital Center Patients who cannot give informed consent

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| 1<br>We will recruit fifteen New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) clinic patients who report current tobacco use. | Behavioral: Interviews<br>* 45-minute individual interviews after the conclusion of their dental appointment<br>|
| 2<br>Second, we will recruit thirty dental clinic smokers (10 per day for 3 days) from the NYUCD waiting room. | Behavioral: focus group<br>* A focus group of the preliminary cancer-related risk perception item pool.<br>|
| 3<br>Third, we will survey 200 student participants from Adelphi University. | Behavioral: Survey<br>* Quantitative item analysis of the final item pool.<br>|
| 4<br>Queens Hospital Center with 800 patients. | Behavioral: Survey<br>* A second confirmatory factor analysis.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Develop a comprehensive blueprint, or description of the cancer-related risk perception construct; to use it to generate a cancer-related risk perception item pool; conduct an analysis of the generated items |  | 3 years | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| to establish initial evidence for scale reliability and validity |  | 3 years | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Cancer related-Risks, Risk Perception, Survey, Focus Group, Smoking cessation, tobacco