African American Women's Involvement in Promoting Informed Decision-Making for Prostate Cancer Screening Among Their Partners/Spouses.

Autor:	Allen JD; 1 Department of Community Health Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.; 2 Department of Community Health Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA., Akinyemi IC; 3 Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA., Reich A; 3 Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA., Fleary S; 4 Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA., Tendulkar S; 2 Department of Community Health Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA., Lamour N; 2 Department of Community Health Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	American journal of men's health [Am J Mens Health] 2018 Jul; Vol. 12 (4), pp. 884-893. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jan 04.
DOI:	10.1177/1557988317742257
Abstrakt:	Routine prostate cancer screening is not recommended but African American men who are at higher risk for the disease should be offered the opportunity for shared decision-making with their health-care providers. This qualitative study sought to better understand the potential role of women in educating their male spouses/partners about prostate cancer screening. Nine focus groups were conducted ( n = 52). Women were recruited from a variety of community venues. Those eligible were African American and married to or in a partnership with an African American male age ≥ 45. Women provide numerous types of support to their male partners in an effort to facilitate participation in preventive health care. While women agreed that they would like to educate their partners about prostate cancer screening, they had little information about screening guidelines or the potential harms and limitations. The current findings suggest that women are eager information-seekers and can disseminate information to men and facilitate their efforts to make more informed decisions about prostate cancer screening. Women should be included in educational interventions for to promote informed decision-making for prostate cancer screening.
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