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"What Should Happen Before Asymptomatic Men Decide Whether Or Not To Have A Psa Test?"A Report On Three Community Juries, Chris Degeling, Lucie Rychetnik, Kristen Pickles, Rae Thomas, Jennifer Doust, Robert Gardiner, Paul Glasziou, Ainsley Newson, Stacy Carter
"What Should Happen Before Asymptomatic Men Decide Whether Or Not To Have A Psa Test?"A Report On Three Community Juries, Chris Degeling, Lucie Rychetnik, Kristen Pickles, Rae Thomas, Jennifer Doust, Robert Gardiner, Paul Glasziou, Ainsley Newson, Stacy Carter
Rae Thomas
OBJECTIVES: To elicit the views of well informed community members on the ethical obligations of general practitioners regarding prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, and what should be required before a man undergoes a PSA test. DESIGN AND SETTING: Three community juries held at the University of Sydney over 6 months in 2014. PARTICIPANTS: Forty participants from New South Wales, of diverse social and cultural backgrounds and with no experience of prostate cancer, recruited through public advertising: two juries of mixed gender and ages; one all-male jury of PSA screening age. RESULTS: In contrast to Royal Australian College of General Practitioners guidelines, …
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 …