Bettina Meiser|Ruth Schwartz Cowan|Anthony J. Costello|Graham G. Giles|Geoffrey J. Lindeman|Clara Gaff
Prostate Cancer Screening in Men with a Family History of Prostate Cancer: The Role of Partners in Influencing Men’s Screening Uptake
UNSW Sydney|Prince of Wales Hospital|Royal Melbourne Hospital|University of Melbourne|Royal Melbourne Hospital|Cancer Council Victoria|Royal Melbourne Hospital|Royal Melbourne Hospital|Victorian Clinical Genetics Services
assess role partners well sociodemographic psychological factors influencing prostate cancer screening uptake among men family history prostate cancerthis crosssectional study 280 unaffected men family history prostate cancer along 174 partners using mailed selfadministered questionnairesthe majority respondents reported least one prostatespecific antigen psa test 789 andor one digital rectal examination dre 780 ever psa test associated number first seconddegree relatives prostate cancer odds ratio 179 95 confidence interval ci 103 311 p 0040 relationship status compared men single partners high involvement mens screening significantly higher uptake psa screening 341 95 ci 112 1044 p 0031 ever dre significantly positively associated age 109 95 ci 105 113 p 0001 perceived prostate cancer risk 103 95 ci 101 104 p 0001 well sons 206 95 ci 106 397 p 0032psychological factors important influence mens uptake dre whereas external factors including partners involvement influence psa uptake prostate cancer screening ultimately shown efficacious men family history prostate cancer screening uptake maximized target group enlisting support partners