College of Social Work, University of South Carolina; Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina.
Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina; Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina.
Ethn Dis. 2017 Jan 19;27(1):55-62. doi: 10.18865/ed.27.1.55.
African American (AA) men have significantly higher mortality rates from prostate cancer (PrCA) than other racial groups. Therefore, there is a critical need to identify strategies for promoting informed PrCA screening decisions among this population. This article details the community-driven, social and behavioral research being implemented by a Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program (CPCP) to support the development of person-to-person and technological interventions to improve the dissemination of PrCA information to AA men and their families. This article concludes with four recommendations to advance future research and practice related to the use of interventions for promoting informed PrCA decision-making among AAs. These recommendations include: 1) informing men about controversial screening recommendations; 2) including families in educational interventions about PrCA; 3) using technology as a modality for disseminating PrCA information when appropriate; and 4) aiming to create interventions that can be translated into community and clinical settings.
非裔美国人(AA)男性的前列腺癌(PrCA)死亡率明显高于其他种族群体。因此,迫切需要确定策略,促进这一人群中前列腺癌筛查决策的知情化。本文详细介绍了一个州癌症预防和控制计划(CPCP)正在实施的以社区为导向、社会和行为研究,以支持制定人际和技术干预措施,以改善向 AA 男性及其家人传播前列腺癌信息。本文最后提出了四项建议,以推进与使用干预措施促进 AA 人群中前列腺癌知情决策相关的未来研究和实践。这些建议包括:1)告知男性有关有争议的筛查建议;2)将家庭纳入有关前列腺癌的教育干预措施;3)在适当情况下使用技术作为传播前列腺癌信息的方式;4)旨在创建可以转化为社区和临床环境的干预措施。