Accuracy of PSA Self‐Reports among Low‐Income Men with Prostate Cancer after a Public Health Nursing Intervention

Zavala, Mary; Yule, Arthur; Kwan, Lorna; Lambrechts, Sylvia; Maliski, Sally L.; Litwin, Mark S.

doi:10.1111/phn.12270

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“…All studies included according to the exposed criteria were conducted in the United States. Regarding the type of cancer diagnosis, all studies worked with adult patients with only one type of cancer, with 50% (4/8) of the studies conducted in women patients with breast cancer [14][15][16][17][18] and 50% (4/8) in patients with prostate cancer [19][20][21][22]. Only one study [17] included both healthy subjects and diagnosed patients.…”

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“…Only one study [17] included both healthy subjects and diagnosed patients. Only one study included solely patients with non-metastatic cancer [14,15], while 3/8 reported including subjects with early and advanced stages of cancer [18,19,22]; in other studies, these data were not reported. The types of studies selected utilised designs with qualitative (N = 1) [16] and quantitative methods such as randomised clinical trials (N = 3) [12,13,15,19] and prospective cohort studies (N = 4) [18,20,22].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Only one study included solely patients with non-metastatic cancer [14,15], while 3/8 reported including subjects with early and advanced stages of cancer [18,19,22]; in other studies, these data were not reported. The types of studies selected utilised designs with qualitative (N = 1) [16] and quantitative methods such as randomised clinical trials (N = 3) [12,13,15,19] and prospective cohort studies (N = 4) [18,20,22]. The sample size of the studies has an average of 71 patients, varying between 12 [16] and 130 patients [18], with an emphasis on the participation of minorities in the American context (African-American and Latino/as).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The sample size of the studies has an average of 71 patients, varying between 12 [16] and 130 patients [18], with an emphasis on the participation of minorities in the American context (African-American and Latino/as). The outcomes of the studies include increased knowledge regarding one's own health [18,22], decision-making regarding oncological treatments [14,15,19], management of specific tumour site terminology [20], improving adherence to medical treatments [17,18], adoption of self-care practices [15,19] and promoting access to participation in clinical trials [16]. The tools used in the studies show great variability, with the questionnaire Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) being the most used, in 37.5% of the studies (3/8) [19][20][21].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Individual and personalised work format is privileged, with only one of the interventions performed in the group workshop format [17]. As for the professionals or roles of those who deliver the interventions, the participants were predominantly nurses [21,22], with minor participation of social workers [17], pharmacists [17] community health workers [18], and figures such as case managers [14,15] or navigators [16,18].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effective interventions to improve the health literacy of cancer patients

Fernández-González¹,

Bravo²

2019

ecancer

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Health literacy (HL) refers to the cognitive and social abilities that are determinants in the motivation and capacity of the individual to access, understand and use information for the care of one's own health. In oncology, increased survival, navigation of the healthcare system, the many different forms of treatment and the management of adverse effects/ outcomes make HL a critical factor in patient care. The objective of this study is to identify the structure, content and effectiveness of interventions to improve HL in cancer patients. Materials and methods:A literature review was performed using the '(health literacy OR Cancer Literacy) AND Cancer AND Intervention' strategy on seven multidisciplinary databases. Studies that intervened in subjects diagnosed with cancer and treating HL explicitly as a variable to be measured were included.Results: One thousand two hundred and thirty-six abstracts were retrieved. Eight studies met the inclusion criteria. Research focused on patients diagnosed with breast cancer or prostate cancer. Interventions used multimedia resources and face-to-face interactions.No study defined HL. HL was usually a secondary outcome. There is high variability in the design of studies and interventions and in the instruments used to measure HL. The effectiveness of the interventions varied between studies, with improvements that were diminished over time or insufficient in participants with initial low literacy. Conclusion:The evidence to date in interventions oriented to study HL in patients with cancer is focused on other constructs, leaving HL as a phenomenon difficult to define both conceptually and clinically. Variability in designs and measurements makes comparison between interventions difficult. Defining and operationalizing HL is critical to design and measure effective interventions, which must be adapted to patients' needs.

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Section: Characteristics Of the Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Characteristics Of the Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Characteristics Of the Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Characteristics Of the Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Characteristics Of the Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Effective interventions to improve the health literacy of cancer patients

Fernández-González¹,

Bravo²

2019

ecancer

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Spatial patterns of prostate-specific antigen testing in asymptomatic men across Australia: a population-based cohort study, 2017–2018

Kohar¹,

Cramb²,

Pickles³

et al. 2023

Public Health

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Perfil epidemiológico de pacientes oncológicos em um serviço secundarista

Tavares¹,

Sousa

Carvalho³

2020

Rev Bra de Edu e Saude

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Resumo: O rastreio do perfil epidemiológico de pacientes oncológicos é de relevância científica, visto que o mesmo busca relacionar a distribuição dos fatores determinantes que influenciam na oncogênese e gerar dados sobre quais os indivíduos estão mais suscetíveis a desenvolver algum dos tipos de cânceres e identificar os tipos de neoplasias e sua prevalência em uma determinada população. O objetivo do estudo foi determinar os tipos de câncer mais comuns, faixa etária e sexo mais acometidos de pacientes oncológicos atendidos em um serviço secundarista do município de Patos, Paraíba. Tratou-se de uma avaliação epidemiológica com caráter descritivo e abordagem quantitativa. A pesquisa foi realizada em um centro de especialidades, serviço de atenção secundária da cidade de Patos (PB) e foram selecionados 2.000 pacientes, aleatoriamente, sendo 400 pacientes por especialidades, destes, 50 pacientes oncológicos. Os dados foram coletados a partir de prontuários médico e, posteriormente, computados com dupla digitação e analisados eletronicamente. A análise dos dados foi realizada com base no cálculo da prevalência ajustada e estratificada de cada variável, pelo Microsoft Office Excel®. Houve a mesma porcentagem quanto aos sexos masculino e feminino (50%; n=25). Maior predominância nos pacientes com idade superior a 65 anos (48%; n=24). Em relação aos tipos de câncer mais frequentes, 28 pacientes possuíam câncer de pele não melanoma, 7 câncer de mama, 4 de câncer de colo de útero e 4 de câncer de próstata. O câncer de pele não melanoma foi a neoplasia mais presente. Entretanto ao se desconsiderar esse tipo de neoplasia, o câncer de mama e colo de útero foram os mais frequentes em mulheres e o de câncer de próstata em homens. Os achados revestem-se de importância por indicar mais disponibilidade de tempo para cuidar de si.

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Accuracy of PSA Self‐Reports among Low‐Income Men with Prostate Cancer after a Public Health Nursing Intervention

Abstract: A targeted nursing intervention may increase specific knowledge of PSA levels. Additionally, the provider/treatment setting significantly impacts a patient's disease education and knowledge.

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Effective interventions to improve the health literacy of cancer patients

Effective interventions to improve the health literacy of cancer patients

Spatial patterns of prostate-specific antigen testing in asymptomatic men across Australia: a population-based cohort study, 2017–2018

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