PMID: 16623062Apr 21, 2006Paper

Factors influencing behavioral intention regarding prostate cancer screening among older African-American men.

Journal of the National Medical Association
Marvella E FordShawna D Davis

Abstract

To assess factors associated with perceptions of prostate cancer screening among African-American men aged > or = 55 years based upon items developed using the Preventive Health model (PHM). Focus group research and thematic coding using content analysis. A large midwestern, private, nonprofit health system. African-American men aged > or = 55 years. Focus group 1 included 10 men who ranged in age from 55-87 years, with a mean age of 73.4 years. The 11 participants in focus group 2 ranged in age from 55-81 years, with a mean age of 68.7 years. Focus group questions were developed based on the conceptual framework of the PHM. African-American men aged > or = 55 years were randomly selected from the patient population of the healthcare system to participate in one of two focus groups. Content analysis was used to code the focus group transcripts. Self-reported perceptions of prostate cancer screening. Major themes emerging from the focus groups related to prostate cancer screening include: lack of knowledge regarding cancer, fear of cancer, confusion between prostate cancer screening and prostate cancer diagnostic tests, encouragement by others as motivation for cancer screening, intergenerational transfer of health information, ...Continue Reading

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