TY - JOUR
T1 - Health Practices of Male Department of Defense Health Care Beneficiaries: A Follow-Up on Prostate Cancer Screening in the National Capital Area
AU - Boyles, Gerald
AU - Moore, Angelo D
AU - Edwards, Quannetta T.
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to assess screening for prostate cancer (PC) of male Department of Defense health care beneficiaries in the national capital area. This study was a follow-up of a previous research of African-American men's PC screening practices. In the previous study, 85% of African-American men screened for PC and the determinants of screening were men's perceived "benefits" of PC testing, age, and education. This follow-up study was conducted on 234 men age 52 years and over regardless of ethnicity using a questionnaire and convenience sampling similar to the prior study. Results showed 96% screened for PC; no statistical differences in PC screening and ethnicity; and men's perceived "self-efficacy" and "benefits" were predictors of PC screening. More men screened for PC when advised by their health care providers and 94% of men stated "trust" in health care providers, indicating the importance of a "trusting-informative health care milieu" for men's self-efficacy to screen for PC.
AB - The purpose of this study was to assess screening for prostate cancer (PC) of male Department of Defense health care beneficiaries in the national capital area. This study was a follow-up of a previous research of African-American men's PC screening practices. In the previous study, 85% of African-American men screened for PC and the determinants of screening were men's perceived "benefits" of PC testing, age, and education. This follow-up study was conducted on 234 men age 52 years and over regardless of ethnicity using a questionnaire and convenience sampling similar to the prior study. Results showed 96% screened for PC; no statistical differences in PC screening and ethnicity; and men's perceived "self-efficacy" and "benefits" were predictors of PC screening. More men screened for PC when advised by their health care providers and 94% of men stated "trust" in health care providers, indicating the importance of a "trusting-informative health care milieu" for men's self-efficacy to screen for PC.
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U2 - 10.1093/milmed/168.12.992
DO - 10.1093/milmed/168.12.992
M3 - Article
C2 - 14719623
SN - 0026-4075
VL - 168
SP - 992
EP - 996
JO - Military Medicine
JF - Military Medicine
IS - 12
ER -
