[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39530-39531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19325]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30DAY-15-97]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Office on (404) 639-7090. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235; Washington, DC 20503. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
1. Examination of Barriers to Participant Compliance in a Flexible
Sigmoidoscopy Screening Program. Kaiser Foundation, Oakland--New--This
is a revision and resubmission of a previously submitted information
collection. With colorectal cancer comprising the second highest
mortality rate among all U.S. cancers and ranked as the fourth most
common form of cancer, the active promotion of population-based
screening and early detection is becoming increasingly important.
Recognizing the importance of screening, American Cancer Society
guidelines and the new US Preventive Services Task Force guidelines
recommend colorectal cancer screening for individuals over the age of
50. Still, although early detection of colorectal neoplasms has been
effectively demonstrated to significantly reduce morbidity and
mortality and associated economic costs, compliance is very low. This
three-year study involving investigators at one of the nation's largest
Health Maintenance Organizations' research foundation (Kaiser
Foundation of Northern California) seeks to identify barriers
associated with low compliance in a colorectal cancer screening program
utilizing flexible sigmoidoscopy.
Phase I will target and recruit participants from an existing pool
of Health Maintenance Organization enrollees who are at a relatively
high age-related risk (ages 50-64) for developing colorectal cancers
via short survey and invitation to screening. In Phase II,
investigators will conduct a telephone survey to identify the relative
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impact of economic, psychological, and related factors on participation
and non-participation in the mass screening programs. In phase III,
investigators will analyze and widely disseminate results of the study
via publication in the professional literature. Results will also be
made available to participants upon request. Interventions designed to
mitigate the barriers identified through this study will be
incorporated into future screening efforts and general health
education/health promotion efforts.
Participation in this study is voluntary and subsequent follow-up
and treatment, if indicated, will be provided at no cost to
participants. Informed consent will be obtained where appropriate and
oversight will be provided by federal and institutional review. The
total annual burden hours are 2,141.
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Average
No. of No. of burden/
Respondents respondents responses/ response (in
respondent hrs.)
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HMO Enrollees................. 6165 1 .3473
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Dated: July 16, 1997.
Wilma G. Johnson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning And Evaluation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-19325 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am]
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