作者
Robert J Volk, Sarah T Hawley, Suzanne Kneuper, E Wayne Holden, Leonardo A Stroud, Crystale Purvis Cooper, Judy M Berkowitz, Lawrence E Scholl, Smita S Saraykar, Valory N Pavlik
发表日期
2007/11/1
来源
American journal of preventive medicine
卷号
33
期号
5
页码范围
428-434. e11
出版商
Elsevier
简介
BACKGROUND
Patient decision aids are used to promote informed decision making. This review examines the methods and findings of studies that have evaluated the impact of prostate cancer screening decision aids on patient outcomes.
METHODS
MEDLINE, the Cochrane Registry, reference lists, and abstracts from professional meetings were searched through December 2006. Search terms included prostate cancer screening and decision making. Studies were included if a patient education intervention for prostate cancer screening had been evaluated against a control condition.
RESULTS
Eighteen eligible trials, involving 6221 participants, were identified. Sixteen studies enrolled primary care patients, while the remaining two studies were community-based. All the prostate cancer screening decision aids were in English, with varied reading levels. Consistent with previous reviews, the patient decision …
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