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End date: 2019 × Start date: 2010 × Subject: Cancer Genetics; Preventive Medicine; Cancer and Related Disorders; Preventive Medicine; Men's Health ×

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    Development and pilot testing of an online screening decision aid for men with a family history of prostate cancer
    Wakefield, CE ; Watts, KJ ; Meiser, B ; Sansom-Daly, U ; Barratt, A ; Mann, GJ ; Lobb, EA ; Gaff, CL ; Howard, K ; Patel, MI (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2011-04)
    OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop and pilot test an online screening decision aid (DA) for men with a family history of prostate cancer. METHODS: Eligible men (with no previous prostate cancer diagnosis) were recruited through relatives attending a urology outpatient clinic. Men evaluated the DA in two stages. First, they appraised a paper-based version using a questionnaire (n=22). Second, the same men were asked to reflect on an interactive web-based version via a semi-structured telephone interview (n=20). RESULTS: Men evaluated both forms of the DA positively. Of the paper-based version, the majority of participants found the DA useful (91%), and that it contained enough information to make a screening decision (73%). All participants reported that the online DA was easy to use and navigate. Most participants reported that a website was their preferred mode of receiving prostate cancer screening information (70%). CONCLUSION: The developed DA may represent the first online decision-making tool designed specifically for men with a family history prostate cancer that presents age and risk specific information to the user. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Comprehensive evaluations of the efficacy and impact of educational interventions such as this are crucial to improve services for individuals making informed screening decisions.