Korkmaz Mehmet, Yildirim Tugba, Altun Elif, Uzun Sevda, Kayalar Aycan
Department of Public Health Nursing, Yozgat Bozok University Akdagmadeni Health College, Yozgat, Turkey.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı, Turkey.
World J Urol. 2025 Aug 28;43(1):518. doi: 10.1007/s00345-025-05877-x.
Testicular cancer is primarily detected by the patient or their sexual partner and is most commonly diagnosed in men between the ages of 15 and 35. This study aims to assess the impact of self-examination education on health beliefs among adult men.
This study, which is a systematic review and meta-analysis, obtained studies by searching PubMed, Web of Scıence, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, ProQuest and YOK Thesis Centre databases without a year limitation. After the reviews, 12 studies were included in the study. Data were synthesised by meta-analysis and narrative methods.
The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrate that self-examination education significantly influences health beliefs in adult men (SMD: 1.790; 95% CI: 0.954 to 2.624; Z = 4.198, p = 0.00; I² = 99.109%).
This study highlights that self-examination education may play an influential role in the shaping of adult men's health beliefs, potentially contributing to the early detection and prevention of testicular cancer.
睾丸癌主要由患者或其性伴侣发现,最常见于15至35岁的男性。本研究旨在评估自我检查教育对成年男性健康观念的影响。
本研究为系统评价和荟萃分析,通过检索PubMed、科学网、EBSCOhost、谷歌学术、ProQuest和YOK论文中心数据库获取研究,无年份限制。经筛选,12项研究纳入本研究。采用荟萃分析和叙述性方法对数据进行综合分析。
本系统评价和荟萃分析的结果表明,自我检查教育对成年男性的健康观念有显著影响(标准化均数差:1.790;95%置信区间:0.954至2.624;Z = 4.198,p = 0.00;I² = 99.109%)。
本研究强调,自我检查教育可能在成年男性健康观念的形成中发挥重要作用,可能有助于睾丸癌的早期发现和预防。