Study of the relationship between Black men, culture and prostate cancer beliefs

Machirori, Mavis; Patch, Christine; Metcalfe, Alison

doi:10.1080/2331205x.2018.1442636

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“…Although PrCA incidence and mortality is far more common among African Americans than other racial groups (Siegel et al, 2018), only three apps met over half of the criteria for being culturally sensitive. Providing information that infuses the existing evidence with culture-specific perceptions of African Americans about PrCA is of critical importance to promoting IDM for PrCA screening because ethnic minorities’ cultural beliefs are highly influential and can determine whether and to what extent individuals engage in health-care behaviors (Machirori, Patch, & Metcalfe, 2018; Tucker et al, 2014), which can affect health outcomes. Prior research has also demonstrated that minorities such as African Americans prefer health information that is culturally relevant (Chan, Haynes, O’donnell, Bachino, & Vernon, 2003; Kulukulualani, Braun, & Tsark, 2008), though many existing cancer prevention materials are not tailored to this minority population (Friedman & Kao, 2008).…”

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Systematic Review of Commercially Available Mobile Phone Applications for Prostate Cancer Education

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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer among all men and the second most common cause of death. To ameliorate the burden of prostate cancer, there is a critical need to identify strategies for providing men with information about prostate cancer screening and the importance of informed decision making. With mobile phones becoming more ubiquitous, many individuals are adopting their phones as sources for health information. The objective of this systematic review is to identify and evaluate commercially available apps for promoting informed prostate cancer screening decisions. Two keywords “prostate cancer screening” and “prostate cancer” were entered into the search engines of Google and iOS app stores in May 2017. Evaluations were conducted on apps’ (a) quality, (b) grade-level readability, (c) cultural sensitivity, and (d) usability heuristics. None of the 14 apps meeting the inclusion criteria contained the full breadth of information covered in the 2016 American Cancer Society’s Prostate Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Guidelines, but over half were inclusive of topics consistent with these guidelines. Most apps’ readability was higher than an eighth-grade reading level. Most apps were also not framed and had a neutral tone. Only four apps met most criteria for being culturally sensitive to African Americans. Usability among apps was variable, but some contained major usability concerns. Recommendations for improving educational apps for prostate cancer screening include: disseminating evidence-based information; using culturally sensitive language; knowing the implications of the one and framing of content; making apps interactive; and following common usability principles.

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Systematic Review of Commercially Available Mobile Phone Applications for Prostate Cancer Education

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“…Chronic disease self-management education programs can improve patients’ self-efficacy, knowledge, and adherence to recommended self-care [25,26,27,28,29], and program effectiveness is enhanced through use of technology, primarily by facilitating improvement in heath literacy. Findings from community-based health education initiatives describe barriers to self-management while illustrating the importance of language and culturally appropriate health information for common chronic conditions, specifically diabetes [30,31], cardiovascular disease [32], and cancer [33,34].…”

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Investigating the Enduring Impact of a Community-Based Health Education Program to Promote African American Elders’ Use of Technology Designed to Support Chronic Disease Self-Management

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2018

Geriatrics

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Elders experience chronic disease disparities and barriers to access technology designed to support recommended self-management behaviors. Elders from racial minority groups are among those who experience particular disparities in chronic disease incidence, outcomes, and barriers to technology use. In order to investigate strategies to address barriers, the study team recruited elder African Americans with diabetes and young adults connected to the elders through naturally occurring familial or social networks. Participants attended a community-based health education session focused on enhancing self-efficacy for recommended self-management and using consumer-oriented technology accessible on their smartphones for self-management support. To assess enduring impact, the study team conducted a pilot study to investigate perceptions and use one month following the health education session. Both elders and young adults offered perspectives on what was effective in teaching elders how to use technology. Both age groups stressed that having patience was crucial, as is providing encouragement for the elders to try tasks on their own. Both elders and young adults also showed a statistically significant increase in aspirations to work together for additional intergenerational health and technology knowledge exchange. Several elder participants continued using technology that they first used during the session. This novel, pilot study describes how to promote self-management and technology use for individuals plagued by persistent chronic disease and technology use disparities.

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“…Our findings contradict expectations of higher levels of conversion due to more stringent criteria being applied to men of African descent, given evidence suggesting they may have more aggressive disease [4] , [5] , [26] . The possibility that some men of African descent prefer to remain on AS despite signs of progression, in order to avoid side effects (eg, sexual dysfunction), should not be dismissed [27] . Alternatively, if a greater proportion of men of African descent sought active treatment outside of urology clinics (eg, undergo radiotherapy rather than prostatectomy, as has been reported [28] ), risk of transitioning to treatment may be underestimated due to some cases being recorded as “lost to follow-up”.…”

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Comparison of Characteristics, Follow-up and Outcomes of Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer According to Ethnicity in the GAP3 Global Consortium Database

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Elhage²,

Trock³

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European Urology Open Science

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Study of the relationship between Black men, culture and prostate cancer beliefs

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

Systematic Review of Commercially Available Mobile Phone Applications for Prostate Cancer Education

Systematic Review of Commercially Available Mobile Phone Applications for Prostate Cancer Education

Investigating the Enduring Impact of a Community-Based Health Education Program to Promote African American Elders’ Use of Technology Designed to Support Chronic Disease Self-Management

Comparison of Characteristics, Follow-up and Outcomes of Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer According to Ethnicity in the GAP3 Global Consortium Database

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