Weinrich S P, Weinrich M C, Boyd M D, Atkinson C
College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 1998 Apr;25(3):527-34.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To test the effect of knowledge on participation in prostate cancer screening.
Quasi-experimental design; PRECEDE framework.
319 men, 82% African American.
Prostate cancer knowledge was measured with a Prostate Cancer Knowledge Questionnaire prior to a community-based educational program. Men were referred to their personal physicians for a free prostate cancer screening. Results were sent to the Prostate Cancer Project.
Prostate cancer knowledge and participation in free prostate screening with a digital rectal examination and prostate specific antigen.
Prostate cancer knowledge was a predictor in participation in screening (p = 0.05).
Nurses need to target educational interventions for African American men, who have the highest incidence of and mortality rates for prostate cancer, to significantly reduce mortality rates. This study documented the importance of providing educational programs to increase participation in prostate cancer screening.
目的/目标：测试知识对参与前列腺癌筛查的影响。
准实验设计；PRECEDE框架。
319名男性，82%为非裔美国人。
在一项基于社区的教育项目之前，用前列腺癌知识问卷对前列腺癌知识进行测量。男性被转介至其私人医生处进行免费前列腺癌筛查。结果被发送至前列腺癌项目。
前列腺癌知识以及通过直肠指检和前列腺特异性抗原参与免费前列腺筛查的情况。
前列腺癌知识是参与筛查的一个预测因素（p = 0.05）。
护士需要针对前列腺癌发病率和死亡率最高的非裔美国男性开展教育干预，以显著降低死亡率。本研究证明了提供教育项目以增加前列腺癌筛查参与度的重要性。
