Literature DB >> 12806375

PSA testing in general practice.

B Little1, K J Ho, G Gormley, M Young.   

Abstract

A questionnaire was sent to 400 general practitioners (GPs), concerning prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening. Regarding the indications for PSA testing, 80% of GPs test men with urinary tract symptoms, 65% test men with a positive family history, 62% test on patient request, and 21% test men with unrelated symptoms. When PSA is measured, 91% of GPs inform their patient, and 71% discuss the significance of an abnormal result. The mean age range for PSA testing was from 50 years, without an upper age limit. The mode PSA threshold for referral was 6.6 ng/ml. De facto PSA screening appears to be widely practised.

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Year:  2003        PMID： 12806375     DOI： 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500646

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis        ISSN： 1365-7852            Impact factor:   5.554


  4 in total

1.  [Rates of prostate-specific antigen testing for early detection of prostate cancer: a first comparison of German results with current international data].

Authors:  S Lebentrau; M May; O Maurer; M Schostak; M Lehsnau; T Ecke; S Al-Dumaini; S Hallmann; A M Ahmed; V Braun; A Haferkamp; R M Bauer; C G Stief; D Baumunk; B Hoschke; H-P Braun; C Schäfer; M Hipp; J Maurer; K-P Braun; I Wolff; S Brookman-May; C Gilfrich
Journal:  Urologe A       Date:  2014-05       Impact factor: 0.639

2.  Effect of guidelines on primary care physician use of PSA screening: results from the Community Tracking Study Physician Survey.

Authors:  Carmen E Guerra; Phyllis A Gimotty; Judy A Shea; José A Pagán; J Sanford Schwartz; Katrina Armstrong
Journal:  Med Decis Making       Date:  2008-06-12       Impact factor: 2.583

Review 3.  Prostate specific antigen testing policy worldwide varies greatly and seems not to be in accordance with guidelines: a systematic review.

Authors:  Saskia Van der Meer; Sabine A M Löwik; Willem H Hirdes; Rien M Nijman; Klaas Van der Meer; Josette E H M Hoekstra-Weebers; Marco H Blanker
Journal:  BMC Fam Pract       Date:  2012-10-11       Impact factor: 2.497

4.  Attitudes Toward and Use of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Among Urologists and General Practitioners in Germany: A Survey.

Authors:  Sanny Kappen; Verena Jürgens; Michael H Freitag; Alexander Winter
Journal:  Front Oncol       Date:  2021-06-04       Impact factor: 6.244
  4 in total

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