Barbers Against Prostate Cancer

描述（由申请人提供）：这项跨学科合作研究的主要目标是评估理发店作为40岁以上非裔美国男性传播前列腺癌信息和意识的沟通渠道的可行性。该项目符合国家癌症研究所在社区参与性研究（CBPR）试点项目方面的目标，即减少健康差距和制定有效的社区参与性干预措施，以减少可在全国范围内采用的癌症健康差距。主要目的是：1)评估利用理发店传播与文化和扫盲有关的前列腺癌健康信息的可行性；2)为非裔美国理发师骨干提供系统的研究培训和评估讲习班，使他们能够在基于CBPR原则的社区环境中提供适合文化的癌症教育；3)评估改编后的前列腺癌教育工具箱在向非裔美国男性提供文化、语言和识字相关的前列腺癌教育方面的有效性。与我们的社区合作伙伴“社区健康倡导伙伴关系”合作，这项试点研究将分三个阶段进行。在第一阶段，我们将进行定性形成性研究，以：1)改编工具箱中的材料，2)对教材进行预测试迭代，3)就工具箱内容咨询医学专家。在第二阶段，我们将：1)进一步调整理发师健康顾问（bha）培训的宣传材料，2)培训bha， 3)评估培训计划。在第三阶段，我们将1)评估改编工具箱的可行性和可接受性，2)评估bha的有效性，以及3)评估利用理发师传播前列腺癌健康信息的效用。本研究主要采用定性方法，包括焦点小组讨论、深度访谈和半结构化问卷。从长远来看，这项研究的结果将用于制定一项研究议程，重点是提高基础设施和交流场所的稳健性，以便在不同的受众中进行社区癌症教育。这个以社区为基础的试点项目的基本理念是解决公众健康的更广泛焦点，并确定有效的传播渠道，以提供癌症信息。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary goal of this transdisciplinary and collaborative research pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of the barbershop as a communication channel for disseminating prostate cancer information and awareness for African American men over 40 years of age. This project meets NCI's objective for pilot projects in community-based participatory research (CBPR) to reduce health disparities and to develop effective community-based participatory interventions to reduce cancer health disparities that can be employed nationwide. The primary aims are to: 1) assess the feasibility of using barbershops to disseminate culturally and literacy relevant prostate cancer health messages; 2) provide systematic research training and evaluative workshops to a cadre of African American barbers to provide them with the skills to deliver culturally appropriate cancer education in the community setting grounded in the principles of CBPR; and 3) evaluate the effectiveness of the adapted Prostate Cancer Education Toolbox kit in the delivery of culturally, linguistically, and literacy relevant prostate cancer education to African American men. In partnership with Community Health Advocacy Partnership, our community collaborator, this pilot study will be conducted in three sequential phases. In Phase I, we will conduct qualitative formative research to: 1) adapt materials from the Toolbox, and 2) conduct pre-testing iterations of the educational materials, 3) consult with medical experts on the Toolbox content. In Phase II, we will: 1) further adapt the promotional materials for the Barber Health Advisors (BHAs) training, 2) train the BHAs, and 3) evaluate the training program. In Phase III, we will 1) evaluate the feasibility and the acceptability of the adapted Toolbox, 2) assess the effectiveness of BHAs, and 3) assess the utility of using barbers to disseminate prostate cancer health messages. The study employs primarily qualitative methods which includes focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and semi-structured questionnaires. Long-term, the findings from this study will be used to develop a research agenda focused on increasing the robustness of the infrastructure and communication venues for community-based cancer education among diverse audiences. The underlying philosophy of this community- based pilot project is to address the broader focus of public health, and identify effective dissemination channels for the delivery of cancer information.