Participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program by people with severe mental illness, Australia, 2006–2019: a national data linkage study
People with severe mental illness were less likely to participate in the NBCSP or to undergo colonoscopy after a positive test result than other Australians. These differences may contribute to higher colorectal cancer mortality among people with severe mental illness. The contributions of differences in cancer stage at diagnosis and subsequent treatment to higher colorectal cancer mortality require further study.
Authors
- Dan J. Siskind (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2072-9216)
- Bradley J. Kendall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6471-2918)
- Grant E. Sara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3762-1711)
- Justin Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2958-2783)
- David Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4700-1425)
- Rebecca Seth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-6205)
- Steve R Kisely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4021-2924)
- Susan J. Jordan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4566-1414)
- Lisa Brophy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6460-3490)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Metro South Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Medical Journal of Australia
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52521
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Microscopic Colitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.32
Funders
- Cancer Australia
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council