Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-Examination Training for Patient Care Personnel: Intervention Study

Autor/inn/en	Akar, Serife Zehra; Bebis, Hatice
Titel	Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-Examination Training for Patient Care Personnel: Intervention Study
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 29 (2014) 6, S.966-976 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyu055
Schlagwörter	Cancer; Males; Young Adults; Adolescents; Health Behavior; Health Promotion; Knowledge Level; Beliefs; Program Effectiveness; Staff Development; Hospitals; Comparative Analysis; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Interaction; Printed Materials; Pretests Posttests; Self Esteem; Barriers; At Risk Persons; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Wissensbasis; Belief; Glaube; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Interaktion; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Risikogruppe; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Testicular cancer (TC) is the most common malignancy among men aged 15-35 years. Testicular self-examination (TSE) is an important tool for preventing late-stage TC diagnoses. This study aimed to assess health beliefs and knowledge related to TC and TSE and the effectiveness of TC and TSE training for patient care staff in a hospital. This was a prospective, randomized, controlled intervention study. The study included 96 patient care staff divided into two groups of 48 participants each: Group I, the interactive education group, and Group II, the pamphlet education group. The results demonstrated that TSE practice and TC knowledge significantly increased in both Group I and Group II. Significant differences were observed between the groups pre and post education. TSE and TC knowledge levels were higher for participants in Group I than those in Group II. There was a significant difference in the performance of TSEs between groups: the rates were 83.3% in Group I and 54.2% in Group II. Perceived confidence and perceived barriers increased significantly for both groups. Interactive education sessions should be used to train men at risk for TC to perform TSEs. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10