Facilitating Shared Decision Making About Prostate Cancer Screening Among African American Men

Design: Community health promotion with pre- and post-education knowledge questionnaires.

Setting: Two predominantly African American churches in different suburban communities in Southern California.

Sample: A convenience sample of 50 African American men aged from 30–75 years.

Methods: A Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Aid was developed and used in conjunction with an educational intervention for African American men in two suburban communities in Southern California. The educational intervention was implemented in local African American churches. The intervention included a PowerPoint® presentation with a four-minute video. Men completed pre- and post-education knowledge questionnaires and a risk assessment decision tool.