Focus groups in the design of prostate cancer screening information for Hispanic farmworkers and African American men.
Focus groups in the design of prostate cancer screening information for Hispanic farmworkers and African American men.
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DOI：
10.1188/03.onf.967-975
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发表时间：
2003-11-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Baer, Roberta D
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作者：
Meade, Cathy D;Calvo, Arlene;Baer, Roberta D
目的/目的：为了更好地了解男性的日常关注作为形成性研究的一部分，为创建相关的前列腺癌筛查教育;描述用于进行基于社区的焦点小组的方法和过程。设置：基于社区的设置在集水区周围的坦帕，佛罗里达州。样本：8个基于社区的焦点小组：共71名西班牙裔农场工人和非洲裔美国人。焦点小组讨论录音，转录，并进行分析，以确定紧急themes.Main研究变量：一般生活和健康的优先事项，前列腺癌的知识，筛查的态度，癌症的信念，和学习preferences.Findings：在非洲裔美国人的主要主题是工作，家庭和信仰的重要性。西班牙裔农场工人的主要主题是家庭，就业，儿童教育和信仰的重要性。在大多数男性中出现的一个共同问题是，癌症诊断被认为是死刑判决。首选的学习方法包括使用癌症幸存者作为发言人，互动式小组教育，并提供易于理解的信息。信任、尊重和社区参与的问题是成功开展不同种族群体焦点小组活动的关键。CONCLUSIONS：研究结果对前列腺癌教育材料和媒体开发的信息内容具有重要意义。从焦点小组方法学中获得的见解可以帮助护士和其他医疗保健专业人员设计和开发适当的前列腺癌教育工具在社区前列腺癌筛查项目中。
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To gain a better understanding of men's everyday concerns as part of formative research for creating relevant prostate cancer screening education; to describe methods and processes used to conduct community-based focus groups.SETTING: Community-based settings in catchment areas surrounding Tampa, FL.SAMPLE: 8 community-based focus groups: a total of 71 Hispanic farmworkers and African American men.METHODS: Focus group discussions were tape-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for identification of emergent themes.MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: General life and health priorities, prostate cancer knowledge, screening attitudes, cancer beliefs, and learning preferences.FINDINGS: Major themes among African American men were importance of work, family, and faith. Major themes among Hispanic farmworkers were importance of family, employment, education of children, and faith. A common issue that surfaced among most men was that a cancer diagnosis was considered to be a death sentence. Preferred learning methods included use of cancer survivors as spokespeople, interactive group education, and the provision of easy-to-understand information. Issues of trust, respect, and community involvement were key to the successful conduct of focus groups among ethnically diverse groups.CONCLUSIONS: Study findings have important implications for the content of information developed for prostate cancer education materials and media.IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Insights gained from focus group methodology can help nurses and other healthcare professionals design and develop appropriate prostate cancer education tools for use in community-based prostate cancer screening programs.