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ArticleClinical and translational science2021

What men want: Results from a national survey on decision making for prostate cancer treatment and research participation.

Nancy P Mendenhall, Sarah M Rausch Osian, Curtis M Bryant, Bradford S Hoppe, Christopher G Morris

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Article in Clinical and translational science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Nancy P MendenhallDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Sarah M Rausch OsianDepartment of Health Psychology, SIMED Health, Ocala, Florida, USA.
Curtis M BryantDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Bradford S HoppeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Christopher G MorrisDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data comparing outcomes in prostate cancer and factors affecting treatment choice are sparse. To inform the design of a comparative effectiveness clinical trial, we engaged patients in developing a 28-question survey about decision making on treatment and research participation and dispersed it among men greater than or equal to 50 years of age. The 1046 respondents ranked long-term clinical outcomes as most important in making treatment decisions, specific functional outcomes as slightly less important, and duration, location, and cost of treatment as least important. Treatment choice was strongly impacted by side effect profile. Responses to whether the subject would agree to participation in a randomized trial between two types of radiation with minimal differences in outcomes were "yes" in 15%, "no" in 39%, and "undecided" in 46%. Responses to whether the subject would agree to participation in a randomized trial between two treatment durations with similar outcomes were yes in 36%, no in 24%, and undecided in 40%. Findings suggest many potential patients have strong treatment preferences and are averse to randomization, particularly when outcomes of importance may be affected. Patient engagement in study design and novel nonrandomized trial designs may offer a path to increase clinical trial success.

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Decision MakingPatient ParticipationProstatic NeoplasmsResearchHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID34379363
PMCPMC8604236

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