The Role of African American and Caucasian Wives in Prostate Cancer Screening Decisions

Abstract

This study inquired about the role of wives in prostate-related decision-making of their husbands. The data were focus groups with men with metastatic prostate cancer and their wives. The data analysis focused on the perceptions, attitude, and reported behaviors of wives associated with their husbands' decisions. Findings indicated the importance of including wives in studies on prostate cancer and that much information would be lost without the inclusion of the spouses' perspectives in attempts at understanding the meaning and process from prostate cancer diagnosis to choosing a treatment. Many men chose not to share with their spouses prostate-related problems that were experienced prior to diagnosis. Hence, further%studies need to investigate the influence third persons, and wives in particular, can have on preventive health-related decision-making.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA380356

Entities

People

  • Ulrike Boehmer

Organizations

  • Boston University Medical Campus

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Cancer Screening
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Neoplasms
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Quality Of Life
  • Sociology
  • Surgery

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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