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Deliberative Democracy And Cancer Screening Consent: A Randomised Control Trial Of The Effect Of A Community Jury On Men's Knowledge About And Intentions To Participate In Psa Screening, Rae Thomas, Paul Glasziou, Lucie Rychetnik, Geraldine Mackenzie, Robert A. Gardiner, Jenny A. Doust
Deliberative Democracy And Cancer Screening Consent: A Randomised Control Trial Of The Effect Of A Community Jury On Men's Knowledge About And Intentions To Participate In Psa Screening, Rae Thomas, Paul Glasziou, Lucie Rychetnik, Geraldine Mackenzie, Robert A. Gardiner, Jenny A. Doust
Rae Thomas
Objective Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is controversial. A community jury allows presentation of complex information and may clarify how participants view screening after being well-informed. We examined whether participating in a community jury had an effect on men's knowledge about and their intention to participate in PSA screening. Design Random allocation to either a 2-day community jury or a control group, with preassessment, postassessment and 3-month follow-up assessment. Setting Participants from the Gold Coast (Australia) recruited via radio, newspaper and community meetings. Participants Twenty-six men aged 50–70 years with no previous diagnosis of prostate cancer. Intervention The control group (n=14) …
A Community Jury On Psa Screening: What Do Well-Informed Men Want The Government To Do About Prostate Cancer Screening - A Qualitative Analysis, Lucie Rychetnik, Jenny Doust, Rae Thomas, Robert A. Gardiner, Geraldine Mackenzie, Paul Glasziou
A Community Jury On Psa Screening: What Do Well-Informed Men Want The Government To Do About Prostate Cancer Screening - A Qualitative Analysis, Lucie Rychetnik, Jenny Doust, Rae Thomas, Robert A. Gardiner, Geraldine Mackenzie, Paul Glasziou
Rae Thomas
Objective: Cancer screening policies and programmes should take account of public values and concerns. This study sought to determine the priorities, values and concerns of men who were 'fully informed' about the benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening; and empirically examine the value of a community jury in eliciting public values on PSA screening. Setting: Community jury was convened on the Gold Coast, Queensland (Australia) to consider PSA screening benefits and harms, and whether government campaigns on PSA screening should be conducted. Participants: 27 men (volunteers) aged 50-70 with no personal history of prostate cancer and willing to …