title: Communication message strategies for increasing knowledge about prostate cancer screening.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This community-based intervention study examined the effects of 2 different message strategies for presenting information about the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test.
  
  
  METHODS
  A quasi-experimental longitudinal design with 2 intervention and 1 control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Knowledge increased significantly among participants who received either version of the intervention message and remained elevated at 12 months. Presenting information in the context of other men's health issues was associated with greater increases in knowledge relative to PSA only.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Community-based interventions can increase knowledge about prostate cancer screening. Clinicians need to take careful account of what their patients understand and correct misperceptions.
authors.affiliation: RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. Lmac@rti.org
authors.forename: Lauren A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: McCormack
authors.forename: Carla M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bann
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williams-Piehota
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Driscoll
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soloe
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poehlman
authors.forename: Tzy-Mey
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Kathleen N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Lohr
authors.forename: Stacey L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Sheridan
authors.forename: Carol E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Golin
authors.forename: Russell
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cykert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen