Screening chest radiography: results from a Greek cross-sectional survey

Kamposioras, Konstantinos; Casazza, Giovanni; Mauri, Davide; Lakiotis, V.; Cortinovis, Ivan; Xilomenos, Apostolos; Peponi, Christina; Golfinopoulos, Vassilis; Milousis, Athanasios; Kakaridis, Dimitrios; Zacharias, Georgios; Karathanasi, Ioanna; Ferentinos, Georgios; Proiskos, Anastasios

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-113

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“…Except for the French and Italian studies, all of the included European studies used a measurement of social status. Moreover, a Greek study that assessed lung cancer screening through CXR used occupation as a social indicator [ 29 ].…”

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“…The definition of high-risk was 600 or more on the smoking index (average number of cigarettes smoked per day multiplied by the number of years of regular smoking) [ 20 ]. Other studies included current and past smokers as defined “[someone] who smokes or smoked cigarettes regularly” [ 23 ] or participants were categorized according to the number of daily cigarettes smoked (< 10, 10–20, 20–30, 30–40, > 40, no smokers) [ 29 ].…”

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“…The results for SES also varied across studies with the percentage of participants with high SES ranging from 31 to 69%. One study showed a 31% prevalence of high SES among participants [ 29 ], but for all remaining studies, this percentage was above 40%. Only two separate studies focusing on CXR included SES indicators in their analyses.…”

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Participation in lung cancer screening programs: are there gender and social differences? A systematic review

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Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. A number of screening trials for early detection of lung cancer exist, using chest X-ray, low-dose computed tomography, or both. However, little is known about the socio-demographic characteristics of participants in lung cancer screening programs. As gender and socio-economic determinants are important variables to consider for successful program implementation, this review aims to characterize the participants in such programs and to investigate whether differences in representation exist across screening programs.Systematic methods were used to identify relevant studies. A search was undertaken to locate all studies published up to August 2017 assessing the socio-demographic profile of participants in lung cancer screening programs. A search strategy was developed, refined, and implemented to search in two different online databases (MEDLINE and Web of Sciences).A total of 1588 references were retrieved of which 14 were eligible for review. The results highlight differences in gender and social characteristics of participants across programs, while noting that differences may be partly explained by the various epidemiological contexts, program inclusion criteria, and socio-economic status (SES) measures collected. Most importantly, despite a well-recognized predominance of low SES among heavy smokers, people with high SES are seemingly over-represented among participants. Male participants also seem to be over-represented. These findings are important to help inform the development and implementation processes of future lung cancer screening programs, which should likely include strategies for engaging women as well as individuals with low SES and, of course, those most at risk for developing lung cancer.

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“…In this study, SESy-Europe project has used data coming from medical charts (questionnaires) of a Greek survey that aimed at the evaluation of Hellenic cancer preventive and screening practices (PACMeR_02 study). Details on PACMeR_02 study have been already reported [ 8 , 9 ].…”

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Double–blind control of the data manager doesn't have any impact on data entry reliability and should be considered as an avoidable cost

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Background: Database systems have been developed to store data from large medical trials and survey studies. However, a reliable data storage system does not guarantee data entering reliability.We aimed to evaluate if double-blind control of the data manager might have any effect on datareliability. Our secondary aim was to assess the influence of the inserting position in the insertionsheet on data-entry accuracy and the effectiveness of electronic controls in identifying dataentering mistakes. Methods:A cross-sectional survey and single data-manager data entry.Data from PACMeR_02 survey, which had been conducted within a framework of the SESy-Europe project (PACMeR_01.4), were used as substrate for this study. We analyzed the electronic storage of 6446 medical charts. We structured data insertion in four sequential phases. After each phase, the data stored in the database were tested in order to detect unreliable entries through both computerized and manual random control. Control was provided in a double blind fashion.Results: Double-blind control of the data manager didn't improve data entry reliability. Entries near the end of the insertion sheet were correlated with a larger number of mistakes. Data entry monitoring by electronic-control was statistically more effective than hand-searching of randomly selected medical records.Conclusion: Double-blind control of the data manager should be considered an avoidable cost. Electronic-control for monitoring of data-entry reliability is suggested.

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“…The lack of a centralized cancer screening and the opportunistic primary care practice in Greece have questionable results on cancer screening delivery (Panou et al 2004;Proiskos et al 2005;Kamposioras et al 2006Kamposioras et al , 2007Xilomenos et al 2006). However, there is no information on screening practices for Greek people diagnosed with diabetes.…”

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Moving ahead in diabetics' cancer screening; food for thought from the Hellenic experience

Karathanasi

Kamposioras

Cortinovis

et al. 2009

European Journal of Cancer Care

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Although data from literature suggest that diabetic women are frequently under screened for gynaecological cancers little is known about screening implementation for other cancers for both genders. This study investigates comprehensive cancer screening practices of diabetics as compared with non-diabetics; analyses screening patterns both by gender and level of evidence and reveals target subgroups that should be paid more attention for screening implementation. 675 diabetics vs. 5772 non-diabetic Greek individuals entered the PACMeR 02 cancer screening study. Diabetic women reported significantly lower performance for the sex-specific evidence-based cancer screening tests and digital rectal examination (DRE) as compared with non-diabetics (P < 0.05). Diabetic women older than 60 years old, of elementary education, housewives and farmers showed the lowest performance rates (P < 0.01). Prostate cancer screening was higher among diabetic men with ultrasound and DRE reaching statistical significance (P < 0.05). Subgroups analysis did not reveal a hidden relationship. Both genders of diabetics reported never performing skin examination at higher rates (P < 0.001), although screening intent is extremely low in both diabetics and non-diabetics (<1%). Evidence-based screening coverage was inconsistent in both genders independently by the diabetic status. Primary care efforts should be provided to implement presymptomatic cancer control.

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Screening chest radiography: results from a Greek cross-sectional survey

Cited by 5 publications

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Participation in lung cancer screening programs: are there gender and social differences? A systematic review

Participation in lung cancer screening programs: are there gender and social differences? A systematic review

Double–blind control of the data manager doesn't have any impact on data entry reliability and should be considered as an avoidable cost

Moving ahead in diabetics' cancer screening; food for thought from the Hellenic experience

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