[Citizens who volunteer as participants for cancer research-results of the Seintinelles Barometer 2018]. / Ces citoyen(nes) qui se portent volontaires pour participer aux recherches dans le champ du cancer ­ résultats du Baromètre Seintinelles 2018.

INTRODUCTION: Health researchers often face difficulties related to participants' recruitment for their research. However, a new strategy emerges: offering patients-but also citizens who are not ill-the possibility to volunteer as participants to hasten research processes. The French platform "Seintinelles" aims to fulfill this goal and bring together citizens who volunteered to participate to cancer related research. The "Seintinelles Barometer" aims to describe these volunteers' profile. METHODS: The Seintinelles Barometer data were collected through a web-based auto-questionnaire proposed to the "Seintinelles" members from June 2017 to November 2018. RESULTS: The sample presents a high level of overrepresentation of women. Participants are characterized by a high level of education. About a third of the participants had suffered from cancer. Two profile of volunteers emerged: the « patients ¼ and the « supportive citizens ¼. DISCUSSION: The Seintinelles Barometer participants manifest a strong wish to be involved in cancer related research. Therefore, this platform seems to be a promising tool for the development of community-based research in the field of cancer.

Investigation of the Role of Training Health Volunteers in Promoting Pap Smear Test Use among Iranian Women Based on the Protection Motivation Theory.

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is known as one of the most prevalent types of cancers and a major public health problem in developing countries which can be detected by Pap test, prevented, and treated. Despite the effective role of Pap test in decreasing the incidence and mortality due to cervical cancer, it is still one the most common causes of cancer-related deaths among women, especially in developing countries. Thus, this study aimed to examine the effect of educational interventions implemented by health volunteers based on protection motivation theory (PMT) on promoting Pap test use among women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 60 health volunteers and 420 women. The study participants were divided into an intervention and a control group. Data were collected using a valid self-reported questionnaire including demographic variables and PMT constructs which was completed by both groups before and 2 months after the intervention. Then, the data were entered into the SPSS statistical software, version 19 and were analyzed using Chi-square test, independent T-test, and descriptive statistical methods. P<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS: The findings of this study showed that the mean scores of PMT constructs (i.e. perceived vulnerability, perceived severity, fear, response-costs, self-efficacy, and intention) increased in the intervention group after the intervention (P<0.001). However, no significant difference was found between the two groups regarding response efficacy after the intervention (P=0.06). The rate of Pap test use also increased by about 62.9% among the study women. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed a significant positive relationship between PMT-based training and Pap test use. The results also revealed the successful contribution of health volunteers to training cervical cancer screening. Thus, training interventions based on PMT are suggested to be designed and implemented and health volunteers are recommended to be employed for educational purposes and promoting the community's, especially women's, health.