Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Promoting informed decision making: evaluating a community-based prostate health awareness program.

Patrick D Bridge1, Lisa C Berry-Bobovski, Richard E Gallagher

  • 1Department of Family Practice, Wayne State University, 101 East Alexandrine, 2nd Floor, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. pbridge@med.wayne.edu

Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
|October 2, 2004
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Association of a longitudinal, preclinical ultrasound curriculum with medical student performance.

BMC medical education·2022
Same author

An Integrated Approach for Evaluating Students' Achievement of Clinical Objectives.

Medical education online·2017
Same author

Wireless Handheld Computers in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum.

Medical education online·2017
Same author

Erratum to: In Memoriam…George J. Hill, M.D., Ph.D.

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·2015
Same author

In memoriam…George J. Hill, M.D., Ph.D.

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·2014
Same author

Wayne State University School of Medicine.

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges·2010

A community prostate health program improved men's knowledge and intentions regarding prostate cancer screening. The intervention equipped participants with tools for informed decision-making before patient-physician encounters.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Education
  • Preventive Medicine

Background:

  • Routine prostate cancer screening presents curriculum challenges for health educators due to ongoing controversies.
  • Evaluating a community-based prostate health awareness program is crucial for improving health literacy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of a community-based prostate health awareness program.
  • To evaluate the program's impact on knowledge gain, short-term intentions, and prostate health behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • A pretest-posttest design was employed to evaluate the program's efficacy.
  • Participants were recruited from various community-based organizations.

Main Results:

  • A significant increase in posttest knowledge regarding prostate cancer was observed.

Related Experiment Videos

  • The program demonstrated some positive impact on short-term intentions and behaviors related to prostate health.
  • Pretest knowledge levels were lower than anticipated, despite many participants having undergone prostate cancer testing.

    • Conclusions:

    • Community-based prostate health programs can effectively enhance patient education prior to medical consultations.
    • Such programs empower men with the necessary information to make informed decisions about prostate cancer screening.