Janice Bowie|Caryn N. Bell|Altovise Ewing|Ballington L. Kinlock|Ashley Ezema|Roland J. Thorpe|Thomas A. LaVeist
Religious Coping and Types and Sources of Information Used in Making Prostate Cancer Treatment Decisions
Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|George Washington University
treatment experiences prostate cancer survivors challenging dependent many clinical psychosocial factors one area less understood information needs sources men utilize among influence religion valid typology value may treatment decisions objective study assess relationship race religion cancer treatment decisions african american men compared white men data diagnosis decisions prostate cancer treatment outcomes study consisted 877 african american white men main dependent variables sought respondents use resources advisors making treatment decisions questions also assessed men perceptions prostate cancer perspective religious coping adjusting age marital status education insurance status race differences number sources utilized partially mediated cancer punishment god 046 se 0012 p lt 001 cancer test faith 049 se 0013 p lt 001 cancer cured enough prayer 047 se 0013 p lt 001 similarly race differences number advisors utilized making treatment decision partially mediated cancer punishment god 039 se 0014 p 006 cancer test faith 039 se 0014 p 006 religious views prostate cancer may play important role explaining race differences information used number advisors utilized treatment decision making prostate cancer