​Authors analyzed results of the 2007 California Health Interview Survey to test whether mental illness is a risk factor for non-adherence to colorectal cancer-screening recommendations among individuals age 50 or older (N = 15,535). Mental illness was identified using the Kessler K6 screening tool.

The study reports that mental illness was not associated with colorectal cancer-screening adherence. Risk factors for non-adherence included being female and delaying accessing health care during the previous year.

• Elizabeth Siantz
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