title: Predicting general practice attendance for follow-up cancer care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the role of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in influencing patients' intention to attend follow-up visits with a general practitioner (GP).
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire based on the TPB was used to assess colorectal cancer (CRC) patients' intention to attend follow-up visits with a GP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  TPB factors accounted for 43.3% of the variance of intention for follow-up visits. Attitude alone explained 23.3% of the variance. Attitude and presence of other comorbidities significantly affected intention to visit a GP (attitude: R(2)=0.23, F [1, 65]=4.35, p < .01; comorbidity: R(2)=0.13, F [1, 65]=3.02, p < .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients who believe their GP has the skills and knowledge to detect a recurrence and patients with other comorbidities have greater intention to visit their GP following treatment.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia. I.ngune@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ngune
authors.affiliation: Medical Education, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Moyez
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jiwa
authors.affiliation: Centre of Excellence for Science, Seafood & Health (CoESSH), Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McManus
authors.affiliation: School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.affiliation: HOD Department of Surgery, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Rupert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hodder
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D058006:General Practice; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D011582:Psychological Theory; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology