dc.contributor.author | McDowell, Michelle E | |
dc.contributor.author | Occhipinti, Stefano | |
dc.contributor.author | Gardiner, Robert A | |
dc.contributor.author | Chambers, Suzanne K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T13:08:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T13:08:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1464-4096 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11050.x | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/47588 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE
• To describe how a family history of
prostate cancer infl uences men ’ s prostate
cancer testing behaviours, information
support preferences, and motives for
testing.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
• Men with a fi rst-degree family history
(239 men) and a comparison sample from
the general population of Queensland,
Australia (289) aged 40 – 65 years, and no
prior history of cancer.
• Cross-sectional, retrospective survey
assessing: prevalence of prostate-specifi c
antigen (PSA) testing and digital rectal
examination (DRE); discussion of prostate
cancer risks and benefi ts with a physician;
prostate cancer information needs and
preferences; motivations for testing.
RESULTS
• Men with a family history were more
likely to report: having ever had a PSA test
(odds ratio [ OR ] 4.98; 95% confi dence
interval [ CI ] 3.16 – 7.85), more PSA tests in
their lifetimes ( b 1.04; SE 0.40; 95% CI
0.26 – 1.82); to have had a DRE (OR 2.23;
95% CI 1.54 – 3.23); to have spoken to a
doctor about prostate cancer (OR 3.72;
95% CI 2.30 – 6.02); and to have instigated
these discussions (OR 1.74; 95%CI
1.13 – 2.70).
• Most men from both groups did not
recall any discussion of the ‘ cons ’ of
prostate cancer testing with a doctor.
• Men with a family history reported a
greater desire for information about
prostate cancer prevention than did men
without a family history.
CONCLUSIONS
• Men with a family history are more
concerned about getting prostate cancer
and are tested more often; however,
information needs, discussions about
prostate cancer, and motivations for testing
are similar to those of all men.
• There appears to be a disparity between
public health approaches that promote
informed decision-making and what is
happening in practice. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 64 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 70 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | s3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | British Journal of Urology International | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 109 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3202 | |
dc.title | Patterns of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in Australian men: the influence of family history | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Health, School of Applied Psychology | |
gro.date.issued | 2015-07-29T04:01:40Z | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Chambers, Suzanne K. | |