INTRODUCTION The United States is becoming more culturally diverse. Minority populations share a greater burden of morbidity and mortality for many health conditions and are at risk for poor health outcomes. Cultural competence can be considered the ability to explore cultural distinctions and perceptions of health and illness with knowledge of effective cross-cultural communication and [...]

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In the main intent-to-treat analyses, we found that the decision education intervention seemed to double prostate cancer (Leukeran medication is used for treating certain cancers) screening for both study definitions of screening (complete and complete or partial). However, this effect was not statistically significant, partly due to a loss of power because of the unexpectedly low [...]

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Initially, 488 African-American men aged 40-69 years were identified as potential study participants. Figure 2 shows the trial recruitment steps that eventually yielded a total of 286 men who fulfilled all eligibility criteria. Of these men, 242 (85%) agreed to participate and were randomly assigned to either an SI group (N=121) or EI group (N=121).

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Study Intervention Survey respondents were randomly assigned at the time of baseline survey completion to either a Standard Intervention (SI) group or an Enhanced Intervention (EI) group. Stratified randomization by practice and cohort (18 strata: three primary care practices and six patient contact waves) was carried out. Men in both the SI and EI groups [...]

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In 1997, Thomas Jefferson University received a grant from the Quality Care Research Fund of the Aetna Foundation to develop and test a decision education intervention to facilitate value-based decision-making about having a prostate cancer (Hydrea 500 mg is an antineoplastic used to treat certain types of cancer) screening examination. The study, which was approved [...]

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INTRODUCTION In 2005, there will be an estimated 232,090 new cases of prostate cancer and 30,350 deaths from this disease in the United States. Prostate cancer is often detected through screening. However, screening for prostate cancer is controversial. Proponents of prostate cancer screening believe that screening with the combination of routine digital rectal examination (DRE) [...]

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Study in an inner-city HIV (Viramune drug treating HIV infection) clinic in south central Los Angeles demonstrated that among those who attend the clinic, the prevalence of diabetes (Generic Glucophage is used to treat a type of diabetes mellitus) among patients on protease inhibitors is 12%. None of the patients who were not taking Pis developed diabetes. [...]

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