Do men know that they have had a prostate-specific antigen test? Accuracy of self-reports of testing at 2 sites.
This study determined the accuracy of self-reports of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. Men (N = 402) attending 2 outpatient clinics were asked: "Did you have a PSA test today?" and their medical records were checked. Concordance, sensitivity, and false-negative values were 65%, 67%, and 33%, respectively, at 1 clinic site and 88%, 64%, and 36% at the other. The accuracy of self-reports of PSA testing should be interpreted with caution.
Chan
Evelyn C Y
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Biomedical Ethics, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin, 1.122 MSB, Houston, TX 77030, USA. evelyn.c.chan@uth.tmc.edu
Vernon
Sally W
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Ahn
Chul
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Greisinger
Anthony
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D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004522:Educational Status; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008499:Medical Records; D008571:Men / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D013781:Texas
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen