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  • Title: Promoting informed decision making: evaluating a community-based prostate health awareness program.
    Author: Bridge PD, Berry-Bobovski LC, Gallagher RE.
    Journal: J Cancer Educ; 2004; 19(3):174-9. PubMed ID: 15458874.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: For health educators, the controversy surrounding routine prostate cancer screening provides curriculum development and delivery challenges. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a community-based prostate health awareness program. METHODS: Using a pretest-posttest design, participants were recruited from community-based organizations to assess the effectiveness of the program in the areas of knowledge gain, short-term intentions, and changing prostate health behaviors. RESULTS: Many of the participants reported having been tested for prostate cancer, yet there was a lower than expected pretest knowledge base. There were significant increases in knowledge on the posttest and some impact on short-term intentions and behavior. DISCUSSION: A community-based prostate health awareness program prior to the patient-physician encounter can assist health-care professionals in the education process and give men the tools to make an informed decision.
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