ArticlePatient education and counseling2011
Helping men make an informed decision about prostate cancer screening: a pilot study of telephone counseling.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Decision coaching for people making healthcare decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Informed decision making among first-degree relatives of prostate cancer survivors: a pilot randomized trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2014Trial
- Systematic evaluation of written health information on PSA based screening in Germany.PloS one · 2019Article
- Impact of a Prostate Specific Antigen Screening Decision Aid on Clinic Function.Urology practice · 2017Article
- Discordance in perceived risk and epidemiological outcomes of prostate cancer among African American men.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
- Is prostate cancer screening cost-effective? A microsimulation model of prostate-specific antigen-based screening for British Columbia, Canada.International journal of cancer · 2014Article
- Balancing the presentation of information and options in patient decision aids: an updated review.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2013Review
- PSA-based prostate cancer screening: the role of active surveillance and informed and shared decision making.Asian journal of andrology · 2011Review
- Perceptions of Prostate Cancer Screening Controversy and Informed Decision Making: Implications for Development of a Targeted Decision Aid for Unaffected Male First-Degree Relatives.American journal of health promotion : AJHPArticle
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Abstract
objectiveEvaluate a computer-assisted telephone counseling (CATC) decision aid for men considering a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test.
methodsEligible men were invited by their primary care providers (PCPs) to participate. Those consenting received an educational booklet followed by CATC. The counselor assessed stage of readiness, reviewed booklet information, corrected knowledge deficits and helped with a values clarification exercise. The materials presented advantages and disadvantages of being screened and did not advocate for testing or for not testing. Outcome measures included changes in stage, decisional conflict, decisional satisfaction, perceived vulnerability and congruence of a PSA testing decision with a pros/cons score. Baseline and final surveys were administered by telephone.
resultsThere was an increase in PSA knowledge (p<0.001), and in decisional satisfaction (p<0.001), a decrease in decisional conflict (p<0.001), and a general consistency of those decisions with the man's values. Among those initially who had not made a decision, 83.1% made a decision by final survey with decisions equally for or against screening.
conclusionsThe intervention provides realistic, unbiased and effective decision support for men facing a difficult and confusing decision. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Our intervention could potentially replace a discussion of PSA testing with the PCP for most men.
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