Campus Location
Dallas Campus (Online)
Date of Award
10-2023
Document Type
DNP Project
Department
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Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Donna Atobajeun
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Pattie Sunderhaus
Abstract
Healthcare journalist Brenda Goodman’s article on CNN Health on October 10, 2022, about a new study examining the effectiveness of colonoscopies, essentially concluded that the efficacy of conventional colonoscopy is in question. This research sought to establish whether conventional colonoscopy is more effective than computed tomography (CT) colonography in screening colorectal cancer among young African American adults. The researcher employed a literature review and a case-control research design to gather data on the subject. Data were collected from literature, the SEER database, the CDC, and the American Cancer Society websites. The study sample consisted of African Americans between the ages of 35 and 50 with colorectal cancer screening by CT colonography and conventional colonoscopy. Analysis using a case-control design found an odds ratio of 4.9, which indicated that African Americans were 4.9 times more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer when their doctors used conventional colonoscopy than when they used CT colonography. The findings suggest that traditional colonoscopy is more effective than CT colonography in the screening of colorectal cancer.
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Recommended Citation
Nimako, Abena Abrafi, "Is Conventional Colonoscopy More Effective Than Computed Tomography Colonography in the Screening of Colorectal Cancer Among Young African American Adults?" (2023). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 687.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/687