Research article summary (published 29 Jun 2009):

A comparison of a spiritually based and non-spiritually based educational intervention for informed decision making for prostate cancer screening among church-attending African-American men.

Full Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Health communication interventions have been modestly effective for increasing informed decision making for prostate cancer screening among African-American men; however, knowledge and informed decision making is still questionable even with screening. Church-based programs may be more effective if they are spiritually based in nature. OBJECTIVE: The aims of the present study were to implement and provide an initial evaluation of a spiritually based prostate cancer screening informed decision making intervention for African-American men who attend church, and determine its efficacy for increasing informed decision making. DESIGN AND METHOD: Churches were randomized to receive either the spiritually based or the non-spiritual intervention. Trained community health advisors, who were African-American male church members, led an educational session and distributed educational print materials. Participants completed baseline and immediate follow-up surveys to assess the intervention impact on study outcomes. RESULTS: The spiritually based intervention appeared to be more effective in areas such as knowledge, and men read more of their materials in the spiritually based group than in the non-spiritual group. CONCLUSIONS: Further examination of the efficacy of the spiritually based approach to health communication is warranted.

Author information

Author/s: Holt, Cheryl L (CL); Wynn, Theresa A (TA); Litaker, Mark S (MS); Southward, Penny (P); Jeames, Sanford (S); Schulz, Emily (E);

Affiliation: Department of Public and Community Health, School of Public Health, College Park, MD, USA.

Grants: CA-13148-31 (Agency:NCI NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Urologic nursing : official journal of the American Urological Association Allied (Urol Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2009 Jul-Aug; vol 29 (issue 4) : pp 249-58

Dates: Created 2009/09/01; Completed 2009/10/29;

PMID: 19718941, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/29/2009, IMS Date: )

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African Americans - education; ethnology Aged Aged, 80 and over Christianity Community Health Aides - education; organization & administration Comprehension Decision Making Follow-Up Studies Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Informed Consent - psychology Male

Mass Screening - psychology; utilization Men - education; psychology Middle Aged Nursing Education Research Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology Patient Education as Topic - methods Pilot Projects Program Evaluation Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; ethnology Questionnaires Self Efficacy Spirituality

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