TY - JOUR
T1 - Designing Normative Messages about Active Surveillance for Men with Localized Prostate Cancer
AU - Volk, Robert J.
AU - Kinsman, Gianna T.
AU - Le, Yen Chi L.
AU - Swank, Paul
AU - Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer
AU - McFall, Stephanie L.
AU - Byrd, Theresa L.
AU - Mullen, Patricia Dolan
AU - Cantor, Scott B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/9/2
Y1 - 2015/9/2
N2 - Active surveillance is increasingly recognized as a reasonable option for men with low-risk, localized prostate cancer, yet few men who might benefit from conservative management receive it. The authors examined the acceptability of normative messages about active surveillance as a management option for patients with low-risk prostate cancer. Men with a diagnosis of localized prostate cancer who were recruited through prostate cancer support organizations completed a web-based survey (N = 331). They rated messages about active surveillance for believability, accuracy, and importance for men to hear when making treatment decisions. The message "You don't have to panic. you have time to think about your options" was perceived as believable, accurate, and important by more than 80% of the survivors. In contrast, messages about trust in the active surveillance protocol and "knowing in plenty of time" if treatment is needed were rated as accurate by only about 36% of respondents. For active surveillance to be viewed as a reasonable alternative, men will need reassurance that following an active surveillance protocol is likely to allow time for curative treatment if the cancer progresses.
AB - Active surveillance is increasingly recognized as a reasonable option for men with low-risk, localized prostate cancer, yet few men who might benefit from conservative management receive it. The authors examined the acceptability of normative messages about active surveillance as a management option for patients with low-risk prostate cancer. Men with a diagnosis of localized prostate cancer who were recruited through prostate cancer support organizations completed a web-based survey (N = 331). They rated messages about active surveillance for believability, accuracy, and importance for men to hear when making treatment decisions. The message "You don't have to panic. you have time to think about your options" was perceived as believable, accurate, and important by more than 80% of the survivors. In contrast, messages about trust in the active surveillance protocol and "knowing in plenty of time" if treatment is needed were rated as accurate by only about 36% of respondents. For active surveillance to be viewed as a reasonable alternative, men will need reassurance that following an active surveillance protocol is likely to allow time for curative treatment if the cancer progresses.
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U2 - 10.1080/10810730.2015.1018618
DO - 10.1080/10810730.2015.1018618
M3 - Article
C2 - 26066011
AN - SCOPUS:84939463869
SN - 1081-0730
VL - 20
SP - 1014
EP - 1020
JO - Journal of Health Communication
JF - Journal of Health Communication
IS - 9
ER -