An investigation into factors which have an impact on access to and utilisation of the genetic and endoscopic surveillance clinic offered to high-risk members of known Lynch families

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dc.contributor.advisorRamesar, Rajkumaren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBruwer, Zandréen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-13T14:18:32Z
dc.date.available2015-05-13T14:18:32Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 257-302).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Genetic and Endoscopic Surveillance Clinic provides predictive testing and life-saving colorectal cancer screening services to individuals with Lynch syndrome in the Western and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. The risk of colorectal cancer is reduced by 50% and mortality is decreased by 65% with regular colonoscopic screening; however, the attendance rate at the clinic has been declining over several years. Concerns exist for those individuals undergoing screening at levels below the desired recommendations. It was thus opportune for a formal evaluation of both the surveillance and predictive testing programmes to be conducted to determine factors affecting the access, utilisation and satisfaction with the service, from the perspective of the service users.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBruwer, Z. (2011). <i>An investigation into factors which have an impact on access to and utilisation of the genetic and endoscopic surveillance clinic offered to high-risk members of known Lynch families</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Human Genetics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12794en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBruwer, Zandré. <i>"An investigation into factors which have an impact on access to and utilisation of the genetic and endoscopic surveillance clinic offered to high-risk members of known Lynch families."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Human Genetics, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12794en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBruwer, Z. 2011. An investigation into factors which have an impact on access to and utilisation of the genetic and endoscopic surveillance clinic offered to high-risk members of known Lynch families. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Bruwer, Zandré AB - The Genetic and Endoscopic Surveillance Clinic provides predictive testing and life-saving colorectal cancer screening services to individuals with Lynch syndrome in the Western and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. The risk of colorectal cancer is reduced by 50% and mortality is decreased by 65% with regular colonoscopic screening; however, the attendance rate at the clinic has been declining over several years. Concerns exist for those individuals undergoing screening at levels below the desired recommendations. It was thus opportune for a formal evaluation of both the surveillance and predictive testing programmes to be conducted to determine factors affecting the access, utilisation and satisfaction with the service, from the perspective of the service users. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - An investigation into factors which have an impact on access to and utilisation of the genetic and endoscopic surveillance clinic offered to high-risk members of known Lynch families TI - An investigation into factors which have an impact on access to and utilisation of the genetic and endoscopic surveillance clinic offered to high-risk members of known Lynch families UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12794 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12794
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBruwer Z. An investigation into factors which have an impact on access to and utilisation of the genetic and endoscopic surveillance clinic offered to high-risk members of known Lynch families. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Human Genetics, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12794en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Human Geneticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHuman Geneticsen_ZA
dc.titleAn investigation into factors which have an impact on access to and utilisation of the genetic and endoscopic surveillance clinic offered to high-risk members of known Lynch familiesen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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