Trial reportJournal of general internal medicine2003
A randomized controlled trial comparing internet and video to facilitate patient education for men considering the prostate specific antigen test.
Trial report in Journal of general internal medicine, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Effect of Patient Decision Aid Attributes on Patient Outcomes: A Network Meta-Analysis of a Systematic Review.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2025Pooled it
- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Web-based decision aids for cancer clinical decisions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Web-Based Versus Usual Care and Other Formats of Decision Aids to Support Prostate Cancer Screening Decisions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Pooled it
- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Are cancer-related decision aids appropriate for socially disadvantaged patients? A systematic review of US randomized controlled trials.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2016Pooled it
- Videos to influence: a systematic review of effectiveness of video-based education in modifying health behaviors.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2014Pooled it
- Enhancing informed choice to undergo health screening: a systematic review.American journal of health behavior · 2013Pooled it
- Addressing health literacy in patient decision aids.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2013Pooled it
- Using the internet to promote health behavior change: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of theoretical basis, use of behavior change techniques, and mode of delivery on efficacy.Journal of medical Internet research · 2010Pooled it
- What works with men? A systematic review of health promoting interventions targeting men.BMC health services research · 2008Pooled it
- A systematic review of information in decision aids.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2007Pooled it
- Oncology E-Learning for Undergraduate. A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2017Trial
- A web-based personalized risk communication and decision-making tool for women with dense breasts: Design and methods of a randomized controlled trial within an integrated health care system.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- An exploratory mixed-methods crossover study comparing DVD- vs. Web-based patient decision support in three conditions: The importance of patient perspectives.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2015Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial for PSA Screening Decision Support Interventions in Two Primary Care Settings.Journal of general internal medicine · 2015Trial
- A comparison of web-based versus print-based decision AIDS for prostate cancer screening: participants' evaluation and utilization.Journal of general internal medicine · 2015Trial
- Decision making in prostate cancer screening using decision aids vs usual care: a randomized clinical trial.JAMA internal medicine · 2013Trial
- Fostering informed decisions: a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of a decision aid among men registered to undergo mass screening for prostate cancer.Patient education and counseling · 2013Trial
- A randomized trial of a computer-tailored decision aid to improve prostate cancer screening decisions: results from the Take the Wheel trial.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2010Trial
6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about the relative advantages of video versus internet-based decision aids to facilitate shared medical decision making. This study compared internet and video patient education modalities for men considering the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test.
methodsTwo hundred and twenty-six men, aged 50 years or older, and scheduled to complete a physical examination at an HMO Health Appraisal Clinic were randomly assigned to access a website (N = 114) or view a 23-minute videotape in the clinic (N = 112) prior to deciding whether they wanted to be screened for prostate cancer.
resultsThere were no between-groups differences in participants' ratings of convenience, effort, or satisfaction following exposure to the decision aid. Participants assigned to the video group were more likely to review the materials than individuals assigned to the internet group (98.2% vs 53.5%). Participants in the video group showed significantly greater increases in PSA knowledge and were more likely to decline the PSA test than individuals assigned to the internet group. However, participants in the internet group who reviewed the entire online presentation showed similar increases in PSA knowledge as video participants. Only 5% of all participants visited other websites to inform themselves about the PSA test.
conclusionsOverall, the video was significantly more effective than the Internet in educating participants about benefits and risks of PSA screening.
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