Trial reportPatient education and counseling2013
Fostering informed decisions: a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of a decision aid among men registered to undergo mass screening for prostate cancer.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Patient Decision Aids for Socially Disadvantaged Populations: Update from the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS).Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2021Pooled it
- Addressing Health Literacy in Patient Decision Aids: An Update from the International Patient Decision Aid Standards.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2021Pooled it
- Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Men's perspectives of prostate cancer screening: A systematic review of qualitative studies.PloS one · 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
- The Genetic Education for Men (GEM) Trial: Development of Web-Based Education for Untested Men in BRCA1/2-Positive Families.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Trial
- 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
- Can health information and decision aids decrease inequity in health care? A systematic review.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Mixed-Method Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Shared Decision-Making Tools for Cancer Screening.Cancers · 2023Review
- Co-Designing a Web-Based Decision Aid Tool for Employees Disclosure of Mental Health Conditions: A Participatory Study Design Using Employee and Organizational Preferences.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
- Effect of a Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Aid for African-American Men in Primary Care Settings.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2020Article
- Should pretest genetic counselling be required for patients pursuing genomic sequencing? Results from a survey of participants in a large genomic implementation study.Journal of medical genetics · 2019Article
- A Review of Decision Aids for Patients Considering More Than One Type of Invasive Treatment.The Journal of surgical research · 2019Review
- Systematic evaluation of written health information on PSA based screening in Germany.PloS one · 2019Article
- Association Between Online Information-Seeking and Adherence to Guidelines for Breast and Prostate Cancer Screening.Preventing chronic disease · 2018Article
- Deciding to Disclose a Mental Health Condition in Male Dominated Workplaces; A Focus-Group Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
- Patient and Physician Factors Associated with Undisclosed Prostate Cancer Screening in a Sample of Predominantly Immigrant Black Men.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2017Observational
- Knowledge of Prostate Cancer and Screening Among Young Multiethnic Black Men.American journal of men's health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveScreening asymptomatic men for prostate cancer is controversial and informed decision making is recommended. Within two prostate cancer screening programs, we evaluated the impact of a print-based decision aid (DA) on decision-making outcomes.
methodsMen (N=543) were 54.9 (SD=8.1) years old and 61% were African-American. The 2(booklet type: DA vs. usual care (UC))× 2(delivery mode: Home vs. Clinic) randomized controlled trial assessed decisional and screening outcomes at baseline, 2-months, and 13-months.
resultsIntention-to-treat linear regression analyses using generalized estimating equations revealed that DA participants reported improved knowledge relative to UC (B=.41, p<.05). For decisional conflict, per-protocol analyses revealed a group by time interaction (B=-.69, p<.05), indicating that DA participants were less likely to report decisional conflict at 2-months compared to UC participants (OR=.49, 95% CI: .26-.91, p<.05).
conclusionThis is the first randomized trial to evaluate a DA in the context of free mass screening, a challenging setting in which to make an informed decision. The DA was highly utilized by participants, improved knowledge and reduced decisional conflict. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: These results are valuable in understanding ways to improve the decisions of men who seek screening and can be easily implemented within many settings.
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