Conocimiento, conducta y actitud ante el Código europeo contra el cáncer por parte de los profesionales sanitarios de atención primaria

Health-Related Lifestyles and Cancer-Preventive Behaviors of Medical and Nursing Students and Family Medicine Residents in Relation to the European Code Against Cancer

“…Our analysis of the link between medical and nursing students' and FM residents' opinions about performing screening tests and their knowledge of the ECAC showed no association between these variables, which contrasts with observations from another similar study carried out in PC health professionals [10] that showed a significant association with recommendations that screening tests for breast, cervical, and prostate cancer be undertaken. Several studies have shown that medical and nursing students had a poor level of knowledge related to screening tests for colorectal [27,28], breast [29], or cervix [30] cancer.…”

“…Regarding the health-related habits of PC health workers, a study conducted among 798 professionals [21] indicated that 40% were physically inactive, 4.9% were smokers, and 25% reported eating 0-2 portions of fruit a day. Another study carried out among PC professionals in Spain [10], found that 5.9% were smokers, 79.6% regularly consumed fruit, 19% were regularly engaged in physical activity, and 52.7% said they avoided prolonged sun exposure. However, compared to this aforementioned study, more PC professionals in our study smoked and regularly engaged in physical activity, while fewer students and FM residents in our study regularly consumed fruit or avoided prolonged sun exposure.…”

“…Likewise, other groups [8,9] have identified a significant association between the healthy behaviors promoted by health professionals and students in their own clinical practice versus their personal health-related habits; the implementation of preventive advice by the general population was higher when their care providers also personally applied these recommendations to themselves. At the national level, only one previous study has focused on the knowledge and practices of PC health professionals in relation to the ECAC [10]; highlighting the application of the ECAC's recommendations among PCs and, in turn, the association between these healthcare professionals' knowledge of the ECAC and the implementation of their own personal cancer-preventive practices.…”

Risk behaviors and knowledge of the human papillomavirus (HPV)

“…Para evaluar los conocimientos sobre el VPH, se adoptaron dos instrumentos de evaluación de conocimientos y actitudes realizado por los grupos de investigación de Ortunio et al (17) , y Xolocotzi et al (18) Mismos que han sido validado por expertos y con alta confiabilidad, siendo el alfa de Cronbach 0,768 y 0,833 respectivamente.…”

Importancia del cribado del cáncer colorrectal

“…El interesante artículo «Conocimiento, conducta y actitud ante el Código europeo contra el cáncer por parte de los profesionales sanitarios de atención primaria» de L.A. Pérula de Torres et al 1 aporta la importante información de que la mitad de los profesionales de atención primaria (AP) no conoce el Código Europeo Contra el Cáncer (CECC) teniendo en cuenta que el cáncer es la segunda causa de muerte en España. Plantea, asimismo que dentro de las recomendaciones algunas tengan una práctica más extendida que otras.…”