ArticleJournal of community health2011
Factors influencing men's decisions regarding prostate cancer screening: a qualitative study.
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- Qualitative studies on men with prostate cancer: a systematic meta-synthesis.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Pooled it
- The diagnostic test accuracy of rectal examination for prostate cancer diagnosis in symptomatic patients: a systematic review.BMC family practice · 2018Pooled it
- Men's perspectives of prostate cancer screening: A systematic review of qualitative studies.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
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- Introducing Preference Epidemiology: Improving Patient-Centered Approaches in Health Decision-Making.International journal of public health · 2025Article
- Perspectives and Misconceptions of an Online Adult Male Cohort Regarding Prostate Cancer Screening.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
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- Effect of Perceived Self-Vulnerability on Prostate Cancer Screening Uptake and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study of Public Health Facilities in Western Kenya.Annals of global health · 2022Article
- Digital Rectal Exam in the Acute Hospital Setting: Bridging Patient Experience and the Physician Perspective.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2022Review
- Analysis of the influence of marital status on prognosis of prostate cancer patients based on big data.American journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2022Article
- Delivering the unexpected-Information needs for PSA screening from Men's perspective: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
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- Patient perceptions and preferences about prostate fiducial markers and ultrasound motion monitoring procedures in radiation therapy treatment.Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2021Article
- Targeted Melanoma Screening: Risk Self-Assessment and Skin Self-Examination Education Delivered During Mammography of Women.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2019Article
- Awareness and Self Care Practices of Elderly Men Regarding Prostate Diseases in Karachi, Pakistan.Cureus · 2019Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Shared decision making is recommended before prostate cancer screening. Little is known regarding reasons why men choose to get or not get prostate cancer screening, particularly in white or Hispanic men. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews of 64 men, age 50 years and over, purposively sampled from men who were never screened for prostate cancer or who screened abnormal in northern New Jersey. Qualitative analysis was iterative using a grounded theory approach involving a series of immersion/crystallization cycles. Men who had abnormal PSA tests either actively sought out screening because of family history of prostate cancer or received their screening as part of a routine physical examination. Men who were never screened avoided testing primarily because they perceived they were at low risk due to lack of urinary symptoms, lack of family history of prostate cancer, or beliefs that healthy behaviors can prevent prostate cancer. Other reasons for not getting screened included: fear of cancer, embarrassment over digital rectal exam, confusion over the screening procedure, and skepticism over the benefits of screening. Some men were willing to get screened if structural barriers were removed, their doctor recommended it, or if they were prompted by urinary symptoms. None had discussions with physicians about potential risks of prostate cancer screening. Men received their health information through lay media, friends or family members. Educating men in the community through mass media about benefits and limitations of prostate cancer screening may be more effective to promote and facilitate shared decision making with their physicians.
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