‘I don’t know when it’s my turn’: reasons for low uptake of cancer-related healthcare services in Germany
Most pertinent barriers were rooted in lack of information and awareness about existing cancer-related healthcare services among participants. Our findings suggest that tailored interventions that address systemic, personal and social factors are essential for improving screening uptake. A proactive approach by healthcare personnel and health insurance companies for providing concise and timely information on cancer-related offers to service users is recommended to improve participation rates.
Authors
- Franziska Baessler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7280-9675)
- Andreas Ihrig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8497-9193)
- Martina Koch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-422X)
- Till Johannes Bugaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8287-2635)
- Gwendolyn Mayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5886-3226)
- L. Weller
- Ali Zafar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-6004)
- Nelli Tschobur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3409-9271)
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University (DE)
- Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23656-6
- Primary Topic
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00