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Information Desired and Acquired by Men With Prostate Cancer: Data From Ethnic Focus Groups

Sally L. Maliski, PhD, RN

Sarah Connor, MPH, CHES

Departmentof Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA), UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Arlene Fink, PhD

Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health.

Mark S. Litwin, MD, MPH

Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Informationand understandingare needed so that men with prostate cancer can effectively manage and cope with their disease. Although research has shown that cultural beliefs and practices influence the way people access health-related knowledge, little research has addressed how ethnicity affects the information desired and received among low-income men with prostate cancer. This research sought to (a) describe baseline knowledge at diagnosis, information subsequently received, information sources utilized, and knowledge believed to have been helpful and (b) explore differences in desired information among men of various ethnicities. Six ethnicityspecific focus groups among men diagnosed with prostate cancer were conducted. With content analysis, themes emerging from each focus group were identified and compared. Results highlight disparities in the pros tate cancer information desired and acquired by men of different ethnicities.

Key Words: ethnicity • focus groups • patient education • prostate cancer

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 33, No. 3, 393-409 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1090198105276223
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