Evento:XXIIII National Congress Italian Psychological Association Clinical and Dyamic Section Salerno, 12th-15th
Contributo: Promoting engagement and self-care in prevention: the meanings that mediate participation in oncological screenings
Evento: XXIIII National Congress Italian Psychological Association Clinical and Dyamic Section
Salerno, 12th-15th
Autori: Martino M.L., Lemmo D., Bianchi M., Donizzetti A.R., Caso, D.
Abstract: Background: Strating from the effectiveness of cancer screening in providing timely diagnoses and early treatments, citizen participation still remains very low, particularly in Southern Italy. The present study aims to explore the meanings that mediate the relationship between the subject and active participation in oncological screening – mammography, cervical and colorectal – in the context of public health. A semi-structured narrative interview was constructed ad hoc. 101 audio-recorded interviews were collected, conducted with users who participate in oncological screening at the public services (ASL) of the Campania Region: 61.39% users of mammographic screening, 23.76% users of cervical screening, 14.85% users of colorectal screening.
The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed with a quali-quantitative methodology throught the TLab software. A cluster analysis and multiple correspondence analysis were conducted. The results show 5 thematic clusters: The sensorial and emotional cost of prevention; Prevention as a cure for the hereditary risk of death; The individual’s internal demand for health; The times and places of prevention; The concreteness of prevention. The multiple correspondence analysis highlights two factors: From the risk of cancer diagnosis To preventive measures and From external healthcare To internal self-care setting.
The results of the present study, connected to the meanings that orient and organize the subjects who participate in oncological screenings, shed light on how to construct better strategies for promoting well-being aimed at supporting the subjective motivation for a demand for care of one’s health and engagement in cancer prevention practices provided by the public health service.