Informing informed decision-making in primary prostate cancer treatment selection

2019 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-196
Author(s):  
Vincent J. Gnanapragasam
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 884-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer D. Allen ◽  
Ifedayo C. Akinyemi ◽  
Amanda Reich ◽  
Sasha Fleary ◽  
Shalini Tendulkar ◽  
...  

Routine prostate cancer screening is not recommended but African American men who are at higher risk for the disease should be offered the opportunity for shared decision-making with their health-care providers. This qualitative study sought to better understand the potential role of women in educating their male spouses/partners about prostate cancer screening. Nine focus groups were conducted ( n = 52). Women were recruited from a variety of community venues. Those eligible were African American and married to or in a partnership with an African American male age ≥ 45. Women provide numerous types of support to their male partners in an effort to facilitate participation in preventive health care. While women agreed that they would like to educate their partners about prostate cancer screening, they had little information about screening guidelines or the potential harms and limitations. The current findings suggest that women are eager information-seekers and can disseminate information to men and facilitate their efforts to make more informed decisions about prostate cancer screening. Women should be included in educational interventions for to promote informed decision-making for prostate cancer screening.


2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer D. Allen ◽  
Anshu P. Mohllajee ◽  
Rachel C. Shelton ◽  
Bettina F. Drake ◽  
Dana R. Mars

African American men experience a disproportionate burden of prostate cancer (CaP) morbidity and mortality. National screening guidelines advise men to make individualized screening decisions through a process termed informed decision making (IDM). In this pilot study, a computer-tailored decision-aid designed to promote IDM was evaluated using a pre-/posttest design. African American men aged 40 years and older were recruited from a variety of community settings ( n = 108). At pretest, 43% of men reported having made a screening decision; at posttest 47% reported this to be the case ( p = .39). Significant improvements were observed between pre- and posttest on scores of knowledge, decision self-efficacy, and decisional conflict. Men were also more likely to want an active role in decision making after using the tool. These results suggest that use of a computer-tailored decision aid is a promising strategy to promote IDM for CaP screening among African American men.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nynikka R. Palmer ◽  
Richard L. Street ◽  
Dean Schillinger ◽  
Janet K. Shim ◽  
Sarah D. Blaschko ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 1153-1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahara Anani Martínez-González ◽  
Andreas Plate ◽  
Stefan Markun ◽  
Oliver Senn ◽  
Thomas Rosemann ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 116-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Kripalani ◽  
Jyoti Sharma ◽  
Elizabeth Justice ◽  
Jeb Justice ◽  
Cynthia Spiker ◽  
...  

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