Community-based interventions and willingness for screen prostate cancer in the elderly based on the health belief model

Abstract

Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignant cancers among men worldwide. One way to control this disease is screening. One of the models that can be used to identify and change the beliefs and attitudes of the elderly and their families is the health belief model. Considering the lack of similar studies, this study was performed to determine the effect of community-based intention to perform screening behaviors on prostate cancer screening in the elderly based on the Health Belief Model. Methods: This study was a randomized field trial. The statistical population included all older men over 60 years of age with electronic files in comprehensive health service centers in Malayer in 2020-2021. The samples were 250 eligible elderlies who were divided into control and intervention groups by stratified random sampling. For the intervention group, training based on the health belief model was performed. The data collection tool was a standard questionnaire, which consisted of two sections: demographic information and intention to perform screening behaviors for cancer prostate-based health belief model. Questionnaires were given to both groups before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 and statistical tests, MANOVA, chi-square, and Fisher's exact test.