2016
DOI: 10.1158/1538-7755.disp15-a15
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Abstract A15: How does doctor-patient communication about prostate cancer screening influence African-American patients' decisional conflict around screening decisions?

Abstract: Background: Decisional conflict is the state of uncertainty about the course of action to take. The decisional conflict scale measures personal perceptions of uncertainty in choosing options. Because experts in the medical community disagree about whether men should get screened for prostate cancer, the decision to get screened is often less certain than that for other tests. In order to make the best decisions about prostate cancer screening, patients must be well-informed of both the risks and benefits of sc… Show more

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“…The scale consists of a six-item pros scale (alpha = 0.87) and six-item cons scale (alpha = 0.82) scored on a 5-point Likert scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree) [40]. Knowledge will be measured using a survey developed by our group that assesses understanding of prostate cancer and PSA screening [41]. The survey was piloted among Black men recruited from churches in Harlem, New York, enrolled in a study • to help determine whether PSA screening was right for them.…”
Section: Primary Outcomes Decision Qualitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The scale consists of a six-item pros scale (alpha = 0.87) and six-item cons scale (alpha = 0.82) scored on a 5-point Likert scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree) [40]. Knowledge will be measured using a survey developed by our group that assesses understanding of prostate cancer and PSA screening [41]. The survey was piloted among Black men recruited from churches in Harlem, New York, enrolled in a study • to help determine whether PSA screening was right for them.…”
Section: Primary Outcomes Decision Qualitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…40 Knowledge will be measured using a survey developed by our group that assesses understanding of prostate cancer and PSA screening. 41 The survey was piloted among Black men recruited from churches in Harlem, New York, enrolled in a study to help determine whether PSA screening was right for them.…”
Section: Outcome Assessmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…41 Knowledge will be measured using a survey developed by our group that assesses understanding of prostate cancer and PSA screening. 42 The survey was piloted among Black men recruited from churches in Harlem, New York, enrolled in a study to help determine whether PSA screening was right for them.…”
Section: Primary Outcomes Decision Qualitymentioning
confidence: 99%