Walker R, Guyton R
J Am Coll Health. 1989 Mar;37(5):211-5. doi: 10.1080/07448481.1989.9939062.
This study sought to assess the effects of modeling and guided practice as components within a comprehensive testicular self-examination education program for college-aged men. We studied three treatment groups (N = 161) at two Arkansas universities. The variables investigated were knowledge of testicular cancer, attitudes toward testicular cancer, and frequency of self-reported testicular self-examination. A summary of the major findings revealed a significant difference in knowledge of testicular cancer and attitudes toward testicular cancer and a significant difference in frequency of testicular self-examination for all treatment groups. Modeling and guided practice yielded no significant differences in knowledge of testicular cancer or frequency of self-reported testicular self-examination but some significant attitudinal differences. Results indicated that subjects were not knowledgeable about testicular cancer and that most (91.7%) were not practicing testicular self-examination. Three months after participation in one of three education programs, 78.9% of the subjects indicated they had performed testicular self-examination. Modeling and guided practice as components of one education approach used appear to be an essential strategy to increase the practice of regular testicular self-examination.
本研究旨在评估作为针对大学适龄男性的全面睾丸自我检查教育计划组成部分的示范和指导练习的效果。我们在阿肯色州的两所大学对三个治疗组（N = 161）进行了研究。所调查的变量包括睾丸癌知识、对睾丸癌的态度以及自我报告的睾丸自我检查频率。主要研究结果总结显示，所有治疗组在睾丸癌知识和对睾丸癌的态度方面存在显著差异，在睾丸自我检查频率方面也存在显著差异。示范和指导练习在睾丸癌知识或自我报告的睾丸自我检查频率方面没有产生显著差异，但在态度方面存在一些显著差异。结果表明，受试者对睾丸癌了解不足，大多数（91.7%）没有进行睾丸自我检查。在参与三个教育计划之一三个月后，78.9%的受试者表示他们进行了睾丸自我检查。作为所采用的一种教育方法的组成部分，示范和指导练习似乎是增加定期睾丸自我检查实践的一项重要策略。
