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dc.contributor.authorMcDowell, Michelle E
dc.contributor.authorOcchipinti, Stefano
dc.contributor.authorGardiner, Robert A
dc.contributor.authorChambers, Suzanne K
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:08:08Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:08:08Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.issn1464-4096
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11050.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/47588
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE • 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.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom64
dc.relation.ispartofpageto70
dc.relation.ispartofissues3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBritish Journal of Urology International
dc.relation.ispartofvolume109
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titlePatterns of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in Australian men: the influence of family history
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.date.issued2015-07-29T04:01:40Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorChambers, Suzanne K.


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