The relationship between prostate cancer knowledge and beliefs and intentions to attend PSA screening among at-risk men
| Autor: | Siobhan Ní Chuinneagáin, L. Maher, Agnella Craig, David Hevey, Maria M. Pertl, Kevin Thomas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male Educational measurement Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Health Behavior MEDLINE Intention Risk Assessment Illness perceptions Prostate cancer Patient Education as Topic Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Mass Screening Internal-External Control Aged business.industry Theory of planned behavior Prostatic Neoplasms General Medicine Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Prostate-Specific Antigen medicine.disease Test (assessment) Scale (social sciences) Regression Analysis Educational Measurement business Risk assessment Psychological Theory Ireland Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Patient education and counseling. 74(2) |
| ISSN: | 0738-3991 |
| Popis: | Objective To examine the level of knowledge regarding prostate cancer and screening, to investigate prostate cancer illness perceptions, and to test the efficacy of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) for understanding intentions to attend prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, when offered by a doctor or self-initiated. Methods Two hundred and twenty three men completed the PROCASE knowledge scale, the Revised Illness Perceptions Questionnaire and a questionnaire developed to assess attitudes, subjective norms and perceived control over intentions to attend for PSA testing. Results Participants had a high level of knowledge and accurate perceptions of prostate cancer. Controlling for knowledge and experience with prostate cancer, the TPB accounted for 49% ( p Conclusion The sample of at-risk men were characterised by good knowledge, accurate mental representation of prostate cancer, and positive beliefs towards the PSA test. Components of the TPB accounted for statistically significant amounts of variation in intentions to attend for testing. Practice implications Beliefs about prostate cancer do not appear to influence PSA testing intentions; healthcare providers' recommendations may have the strongest influence on decisions to attend for PSA testing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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