Clayton R Critcher, Jane L Risen
If he can do it, so can they: exposure to counterstereotypically successful exemplars prompts automatic inferences
Journal of personality and social psychology
patients decisions prostate cancer pca opportunistic screening may vary study aimed assess demographic healthrelated characteristics may influence knowledge decisions regarding pca screening crosssectional survey conducted among men aged 40 randomly sampled spanish population 2022 survey underwent development content validation using modified delphi method administered via telephone binomial logistic regression used explore relationship respondents characteristics participants knowledge practices concerning pca psa test 1334 men 1067 80 respondents interviewed mean age 586 years sd 119 secondary university studies 787 738 61 57 selfreported health status bad bad respondents 1018 954 knowledge regarding pca nearly 70 expressed significant concern potential development 720 708 particularly among 64 years p 0001 847 respondents 573 677 reported knowledge regarding psa test 374 654 reported receiving information clinicians 324 866 information benefits test 189 495 risks differences based educational background multivariable analysis adjusted age educational level previous prostate problems respondents higher levels education likely higher knowledge regarding psa test 175 95ci 124250 p0001 although patients reported knowledge regarding pca half interviewed men reported knowledge psa test differences knowledge prostate cancer screening undesirable consequences highlight need develop provide tailored information patients