ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2016
Do Men Receive Information Required for Shared Decision Making About PSA Testing? Results from a National Survey.
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- The Effects of Race and Racial Concordance on Patient-Physician Communication: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2018Pooled it
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- Limited Evidence of Shared Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Screening in Audio-Recorded Primary Care Visits Among Black Men and their Healthcare Providers.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Article
- Attitudes and health behaviors of middle-aged and older adults with elevated tumor markers in China.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Navigating the uncertainty of precision cancer screening: The role of shared decision-making.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Strategies to enhance the approach to prostate cancer screening of South African black men in the Free State: a Delphi study.Journal of public health in Africa · 2023Article
- Associations of Content and Context of Communication with Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitude and practice on screening and early diagnosis of prostate cancer of primary health care providers in the Free State.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Screening asymptomatic men for prostate cancer: A comparison of international guidelines on prostate-specific antigen testing.Journal of medical screening · 2022Article
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- Prostate Cancer Screening and Young Black Men: Can Early Communication Avoid Later Health Disparities?Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Article
- Men's perception of information and psychological distress in the diagnostic phase of prostate cancer: a comparative mixed methods study.BMC nursing · 2022Article
- Evaluating Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for Young African American Men With Cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 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
- Intersecting Structural Oppression and Black Sexual Minority Men's Health.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Shared decision making and prostate-specific antigen based prostate cancer screening following the 2018 update of USPSTF screening guideline.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2021Article
- Harms and Benefits of Cancer Screening.Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer · 2021Article
- Pre-implementation Evaluation of PARTNER-MH: A Mental Healthcare Disparity Intervention for Minority Veterans in the VHA.Administration and policy in mental health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Most professional organizations, including the American College of Physicians and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, emphasize that screening for prostate cancer with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test should only occur after a detailed discussion between the health-care provider and patient about the known risks and potential benefits of the test. In fact, guidelines strongly advise health-care providers to involve patients, particularly those at elevated risk of prostate cancer, in a "shared decision making" (SDM) process about PSA testing. We analyzed data from the National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey 2011-2012-a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey-to examine the extent to which health professionals provided men with information critical to SDM prior to PSA testing, including (1) that patients had a choice about whether or not to undergo PSA testing, (2) that not all doctors recommend PSA testing, and (3) that no one is sure if PSA testing saves lives. Over half (55 %) of men between the ages of 50 and 74 reported ever having had a PSA test. However, only 10 % of men, regardless of screening status, reported receiving all three pieces of information: 55 % reported being informed that they could choose whether or not to undergo testing, 22 % reported being informed that some doctors recommend PSA testing and others do not, and 14 % reported being informed that no one is sure if PSA testing actually saves lives. Black men and men with lower levels of education were less likely to be provided this information. There is a need to improve patient-provider communication about the uncertainties associated with the PSA test. Interventions directed at patients, providers, and practice settings should be considered.
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