title: Race, health-related quality of life and colorectal cancer screening rates in the National Health Interview Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the association between colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were derived from a sample of 26,704 persons aged 50 to 75 years from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2010. The HRQOL factor and CRC screenings factor were developed in the NHIS cancer file. By using the Andersen model, confirmatory factor analysis with a multiple indicators, multiple causes model comprised data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CRC screening rates were negatively associated with HRQOL. Identifying oneself as an African American was associated with better HRQOL but lower cancer screening rates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HRQOL may capture several confounding factors. Thus, CRC screening rates alone may not be a strong predictor of HRQOL in population-based studies.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI, USA. rsuzuki@umflint.edu.
authors.forename: Rie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Phyllis M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Eusebius
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Small
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*