Hee Yun Lee|Taeho Greg Rhee|Nam Keol Kim
Cancer literacy as a mediator for cancer screening behaviour in Korean adults
Minnesota Department of Education|University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota|Minnesota Department of Education|University of Minnesota
study investigates cancer literacy level korean adults examines whether cancer literacy plays mediating role relationship population characteristics cancer screening behaviours collected data 585 communitydwelling adults korea using selfadministered surveys facetoface interviews october december 2009 guided andersens behavioural model used structural equation model estimate effect cancer literacy mediator found cancer literacy mediated cancer screening behaviour individual path analysis models cancer literacy played significant mediating role use eastern medicine fatalism health status number chronic diseases controlling relevant covariates found optimal path model cancer literacy played mediating role relationship use eastern medicine selfrated health status well cancer screening behaviour thus developing communitybased cancer education programmes training clinical practitioners eastern medicine clinics importance informing patients regular cancer screening may option boost cancer literacy screening behaviour korea