The impact of morbidities on colorectal cancer screening uptake
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploratory analysis on the impact of morbidities on colorectal cancer screening uptake.
IRAS ID
150657
Contact name
Benjamin C Kearns
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Sheffield
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
This will be a secondary analysis of two datasets to examine if people with morbidities (long-term conditions) are less likely to accept screening for colorectal cancer. There will be a particular focus on common mental health disorders (depression and anxiety).
Within England, the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) collects data on uptake rates for colorectal cancer screening. It is known that gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status all influence uptake rates, but little is known about the other factors that influence uptake rates. This study will link data on uptake rates from the BCSP to data from the South Yorkshire Cohort (SYC) to assess the impact of morbidities and other factors on uptake.
The SYC is a research project that contains information on adults in South Yorkshire. In addition to information on self-reported morbidities, it contains information on other factors that may influence uptake such as ethnicity, lifestyle factors and socio-economic details. Linkage between the SYC and BCSP would be restricted to individuals who have given their consent for SYC researchers to look at their NHS records, and who are eligible for colorectal cancer screening.REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/YH/0028
Date of REC Opinion
26 Mar 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion