Dragan Ili?|Kristine J Egberts|Joanne E. McKenzie|Gail P. Risbridger|Sally Green
Informing Men about Prostate Cancer Screening: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Patient Education Materials
Monash University|Monash University|Monash University|Monash Institute of Medical Research|Monash University|Monash University
patient education materials assist patient decision making prostate cancer screeningto explore effectiveness presenting health information prostate cancer screening using video internet written interventions patient decision making attitudes knowledge screening interestrandomized controlled triala total 161 men aged 45 never screened prostate cancer randomized receive information prostate cancer screeningparticipants assessed baseline 1week postintervention decisional conflict screening interest knowledge anxiety decisionmaking preferencea total 156 men followedup 1week postintervention statistical clinical difference mean change decisional conflict scores 3 intervention groups video vs internet 006 95 ci 024 012 video vs pamphlet 004 95ci 015 022 internet vs pamphlet 010 95ci 009 028 also statistically significant difference mean knowledge anxiety decisionmaking preference screening interest 3 intervention groupsresults study indicate clinically significant differences decisional conflict men presented health information prostate cancer screening via video written materials internet given equivalence 3 methods factors need considered deciding method use health professionals provide patient health education materials via method convenient patient preferred learning style