Improving Shared Decision Making in Latino Men With Prostate Cancer: A Thematic Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background. Multiple studies have shown that digitally mediated decision aids help prepare patients for medical decision making with their providers. However, few studies have investigated whether decision-support preferences differ between non-English-speaking and English-speaking Latino men with limited literacy. Objective. To identify and compare health information seeking patterns, preferences for information presentation, and interest in digital decision aids in a sample of Southern Californian underserved Latino men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer at a county hospital. Methods. We conducted semistructured, in-depth telephone interviews with 12 Spanish-speaking and 8 English-speaking Latino men using a purposive sampling technique. Following transcription of

SUBMITTER: Michel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8165846 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature