| Literature DB >> 15938751 |
Ann Folkins1, Georgia Robins Sadler, Celine Ko, Patricia Branz, Shane Marsh, Michael Bovee.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Members of the Deaf community face communication barriers to accessing health information. To resolve these inequalities, educational programs must be designed in the appropriate format and language to meet their needs.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15938751 PMCID: PMC1180455 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-63
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMC Public Health ISSN: 1471-2458 Impact factor: 3.295
Reported educational efforts of participants' health care providers
| Has your doctor ever talked with you about prostate cancer? | 27 (26.5%) |
| Has your doctor ever talked with you about testicular cancer? | 13 (12.7%) |
| Has another health care provider ever talked with you about prostate cancer? | 13 (12.7%) |
| Has another health care provider ever talked with you about testicular cancer? | 6 (5.9%) |
| Have you been trained by a health care provider to do a testicular self-exam? | 9 (8.8%) |
| Do you know how to do a testicular self-exam? | 24 (23.5%) |
Perception of access to health information on 1–5 scale (N = 102) (1-Very little, 2-Little, 3-Some, 4-Quite a bit, 5-A lot)
| Pre-test (mean) ± SD | Post-test (mean) ± SD | |
| Prostate Cancer | 2.06 ± 1.10 | 3.06* ± 1.53 |
| Testicular Cancer | 1.88 ± 1.04 | 3.01* ± 1.54 |
*T-test showed significant increase in mean score between pre and post-test surveys.
Percentage of correct responses to true or false questions
| Testicular cancer usually occurs in men 15–40 years old. (True) | 48 (47.5%) | 94 (93.1%)* | 80 (84.2%)^ |
| Older men are more likely to get testicular cancer than younger men. (False) | 34 (33.7%) | 78 (77.2%)* | 56 (58.9%)^ |
| Testicular cancer can be cured. (True) | 59 (59%) | 68 (68%) | 70 (73.7%)^ |
| After treatment for testicular cancer, most men can still have children. (True) | 49 (49.5%) | 84 (84.8%)* | 65 (69.9%)^ |
| Your testicle needs to be removed if you have testicular cancer. (True) | 73 (73%) | 92 (92%)* | 76 (80%) |
| When testicular cancer is suspected, a biopsy will be recommended. (False) | 17 (16.8%) | 43 (42.6%)* | 29 (30.9%) |
| If testicular cancer is found in one testicle, the doctor will remove both testicles. (False) | 70 (72.2%) | 72 (72.4%) | 75 (83.3%) |
| Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a type of prostate cancer. (False) | 41 (41%) | 38 (38%) | 34 (37%) |
| Older men are more likely to get prostate cancer than younger men. (True) | 84 (82.4%) | 89 (87.3%) | 78 (82.1%) |
| "Watchful waiting" is an option for some cases of prostate cancer. (True) | 50 (50%) | 85 (85%)* | 57 (60%) |
| Early detection of prostate cancer increases your treatment options. (True) | 85 (84.2%) | 92 (91.1%) | 86 (90.5%) |
| When prostate cancer is suspected, a biopsy is recommended. (True) | 80 (79.2%) | 85 (84.2%) | 75 (78.9%) |
| Men who are at high risk of getting prostate cancer should be offered screening every year beginning at age 45. (True) | 79 (78.2%) | 66 (65.3%)* | 67 (70.5%) |
| Men who are at average risk of getting prostate cancer should be offered screening every year beginning at age 50. (True) | 66 (65.3%) | 94 (93.1%)* | 74 (78.7%)^ |
*Significant increase in knowledge between pre- and post-test using McNemar chi -square test, alpha<0.05
^Significant increase in knowledge maintained between pre- and two-month test using McNemar chi-square test, alpha<0.05
Ability to select correct multiple choice answers about prostate and testicular cancers
| A disease where your cells become mutated and divide uncontrollably. | 73 (74.5%) | 88 (89.8%)* | 78 (83%) |
| A test to measure the amount of PSA in a man's blood. | 56 (56%) | 70 (70%)* | 62 (66.7%) |
| Getting older. | 78 (78%) | 76 (76%) | 70 (74.5%) |
| Being White or African American. | 25 (25%) | 71 (71%)* | 56 (59.6%)^ |
| Family history of prostate cancer. | 60 (60%) | 79 (79%)* | 68 (72.3%) |
| An examination of a man's prostate through his rectum. | 66 (67.3%) | 79 (80.6%)* | 66 (70.2%) |
| Losing one's ability to have an erection. | 58 (57.4%) | 79 (78.2%)* | 66 (70.2%)^ |
| Losing one's ability to hold urine (pee). | 75 (74.3%) | 87 (86.1%)* | 73 (77.7%) |
| Family history of testicular cancer. | 63 (63%) | 81 (81%)* | 68 (73.1%) |
| Undescended testicle in childhood. | 18 (18%) | 47 (47%)* | 35 (37.6%)^ |
| Surgical removal of the testicle that contains the cancer. | 72 (72%) | 82 (82%) | 71 (77.2%) |
*Significant increase in knowledge between pre- and post-test using McNemar chi -square test, alpha<0.05
^Significant increase in knowledge maintained between pre- and two-month test using McNemar chi-square test, alpha<0.05
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