TY - JOUR
T1 - Informed decision making about prostate cancer testing in predominantly immigrant black men
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Lepore, Stephen J.
AU - Wolf, Randi L.
AU - Basch, Charles E.
AU - Godfrey, Melissa
AU - McGinty, Emma
AU - Shmukler, Celia
AU - Ullman, Ralph
AU - Thomas, Nigel
AU - Weinrich, Sally
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Background: Decision support interventions have been developed to help men clarify their values and make informed decisions about prostate cancer testing, but they seldom target high-risk black and immigrant men. Purpose: This study evaluated the efficacy of a decision support intervention focused on prostate cancer testing in a sample of predominantly immigrant black men. Methods: Black men (N = 490) were randomized to tailored telephone education about prostate cancer testing or a control condition. Results: Post-intervention, the intervention group had significantly greater knowledge, lower decision conflict, and greater likelihood of talking with their physician about prostate cancer testing than the control group. There were no significant intervention effects on prostate specific antigen testing, congruence between testing intention and behavior, or anxiety. Conclusions: A tailored telephone decision support intervention can promote informed decision making about prostate cancer testing in black and predominantly immigrant men without increasing testing or anxiety.
AB - Background: Decision support interventions have been developed to help men clarify their values and make informed decisions about prostate cancer testing, but they seldom target high-risk black and immigrant men. Purpose: This study evaluated the efficacy of a decision support intervention focused on prostate cancer testing in a sample of predominantly immigrant black men. Methods: Black men (N = 490) were randomized to tailored telephone education about prostate cancer testing or a control condition. Results: Post-intervention, the intervention group had significantly greater knowledge, lower decision conflict, and greater likelihood of talking with their physician about prostate cancer testing than the control group. There were no significant intervention effects on prostate specific antigen testing, congruence between testing intention and behavior, or anxiety. Conclusions: A tailored telephone decision support intervention can promote informed decision making about prostate cancer testing in black and predominantly immigrant men without increasing testing or anxiety.
KW - Black or African American/psychology
KW - Decision Making
KW - Early Detection of Cancer/psychology
KW - Emigrants and Immigrants/psychology
KW - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
KW - Humans
KW - Informed Consent
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Patient Education as Topic
KW - Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872269555&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12160-012-9392-3
DO - 10.1007/s12160-012-9392-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 22825933
SN - 0883-6612
VL - 44
SP - 320
EP - 330
JO - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 3
ER -
