Promoting men’s knowledge of cancer risk reduction: A systematic review of interventions

Abstract

Access to the full text of the published version may require a subscription. Rights A B S T R A C TObjective: To critically appraise and discuss evidence from interventions designed to increase men's knowledge about cancer risk reduction. Methods: A systematic review was conducted. Six electronic databases were searched for interventions published between January 1st 2006 and May 30th 2016 in English. Studies were included if they used an experimental design, included adult males (!18 years), and had a primary focus on the acquisition and utilisation of information on cancer risk reduction. The methodological quality of the included studies was appraised.Results: A total of 25 studies met the inclusion criteria, 23 of which involved prostate cancer risk reduction. Twenty-one studies reported knowledge gain among the men. Three studies found that knowledge gain was associated with health literacy. Conclusions: Interventions aiming to improve men's knowledge about cancer risk reduction require a multimodal approach. Findings highlight the need to design and measure the impact of interventions for men on wider cancer risk reduction topics, while accounting for different socio-demographic and ethnic groups, literacy and health literacy levels. Practice implications: More research is warranted into the development and evaluation of theoreticallydriven multimodal community-based approaches to information dissemination for men taking into account their daily information spheres such as workplaces and community environs.

Not all prostate cancer is the same – patient perceptions: an Asia‐Pacific region study

“…Studies have shown that multimodal approaches of patient educational materials such as printed materials (e.g. brochures, leaflets, and calendars), education sessions, interactive video, online, and audio intervention components effectively increased men's prostate cancer knowledge [12]. Internet and social media resources may be of benefit [37,38].…”

“…Additionally, poor cancer awareness, delays in seeking health information, and lower healthcare utilisation influence the cancer mortality rates in men [12]. This highlights the importance of understanding the current knowledge of prostate cancer among males in order to improve prostate cancer awareness, ensure early diagnosis, and improve HRQoL among patients with prostate cancer in Asia.…”

Testicular Awareness: The What, the Why, and the How

“…64 Moreover, men's literacy and health literacy levels are known to affect their overall health awareness. Reidy et al 65 systematically reviewed evidence from 25 experimental studies aimed at increasing men's knowledge about cancer risk-reduction. A key outcome from this review was the impact of health literacy on knowledge gain.…”

“…66 Similarly, in their systematic review of 31 studies exploring men's information-seeking behaviours in relation to cancer prevention and risk-reduction, Saab et al 56 found that men with low literacy and health literacy were less likely to seek information on cancer prevention and risk-reduction. However, interestingly, Reidy et al 65 found that, in comparison to men with high literacy, men with lower literacy were more likely to engage with health promoting interventions and to report greater knowledge gains.…”

“…56 These include but are not limited to: schools, colleges, barbershops, places of worship, sports centres, and workplaces. 56,65,66 Int J Mens Com Soc Health Vol 2(1):e1-e10; January 15, 2019 This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. ©Saab.…”