An entertainment-education colorectal cancer screening decision aid for African American patients: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colorectal cancer screening rates for African American patients remain suboptimal. Patient decision aids designed with an entertainment-education approach have been shown to improve saliency and foster informed decision making. The purpose of this study was to assess whether an entertainment-education decision aid tailored for African American patients improved patients' decision making, attitudes, intentions, or colorectal cancer screening behavior.

Methods

Eighty-nine participants were randomized to view 1) a patient decision aid video containing culturally tailored information about colorectal cancer screening options and theory-based support in decision making presented in an entertainment-education format or 2) an attention control video about hypertension th

SUBMITTER: Hoffman AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5384861 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature