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dc.contributor.authorMcDowell, ME
dc.contributor.authorOcchipinti, S
dc.contributor.authorGardiner, RA
dc.contributor.authorBaade, PD
dc.contributor.authorSteginga, SK
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:50:18Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:50:18Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-05-19T06:30:17Z
dc.identifier.issn0961-5423
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.01046.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/29753
dc.description.abstractFirst-degree relatives of men with prostate cancer have a higher risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer than men without a family history. The present review examines the prevalence and predictors of testing in first-degree relatives, perceptions of risk, prostate cancer knowledge and psychological consequences of screening. Medline, PsycInfo and Cinahl databases were searched for articles examining risk perceptions or screening practices of first-degree relatives of men with prostate cancer for the period of 1990 to August 2007. Eighteen studies were eligible for inclusion. First-degree relatives participated in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing more and perceived their risk of prostate cancer to be higher than men without a family history. Family history factors (e.g. being an unaffected son rather than an unaffected brother) were consistent predictors of PSA testing. Studies were characterized by sampling biases and a lack of longitudinal assessments. Prospective, longitudinal assessments with well-validated and comprehensive measures are needed to identify factors that cue the uptake of screening and from this develop an evidence base for decision support. Men with a family history may benefit from targeted communication about the risks and benefits of prostate cancer testing that responds to the implications of their heightened risk.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent138498 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley Blackwell
dc.publisher.placeOxford, UK
dc.publisher.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.01046.x
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom545
dc.relation.ispartofpageto555
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEuropean Journal of Cancer Care
dc.relation.ispartofvolume18
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOncology and carcinogenesis
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3211
dc.titleA review of prostate-specific antigen screening prevalence and risk perceptions for first-degree relatives of men with prostate cancer
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.The definitive version is available at www.interscience.wiley.com
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorChambers, Suzanne K.


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