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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
Background:
For health educators, the controversy surrounding routine prostate cancer screening provides curriculum development and delivery challenges. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a community-based prostate health awareness program.
Methods:
Using a pretest-posttest design, participants were recruited from community-based organizations to assess the effectiveness of the program in the areas of knowledge gain, short-term intentions, and changing prostate health behaviors.
Results:
Many of the participants reported having been tested for prostate cancer, yet there was a lower than expected pretest knowledge base. There were significant increases in knowledge on the posttest and some impact on short-term intentions and behavior.
Discussion:
A community-based prostate health awareness program prior to the patient-physician encounter can assist health-care professionals in the education process and give men the tools to make an informed decision.
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