Primary goals, information-giving and men's understanding: a qualitative study of Australian and UK doctors' varied communication about PSA screening.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

(1) To characterise variation in general practitioners' (GPs') accounts of communicating with men about prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, (2) to characterise GPs' reasons for communicating as they do and (3) to explain why and under what conditions GP communication approaches vary.

Study design and setting

A grounded theory study. We interviewed 69 GPs consulting in primary care practices in Australia (n=40) and the UK (n=29).

Results

GPs explained their communication practices in relation to their primary goals. In Australia, three different communication goals were reported: to encourage asymptomatic men to either have a PSA test, or not test, or alternatively, to support men to make their own decision. As well as h

SUBMITTER: Pickles K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5786084 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature