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Informed Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Screening - A Prospective, Randomized Study of Two Novel Web-based, Electronic Visits

Personalized PSA risk information increased screening decisions among some patients, but digital engagement barriers persist especially for Black men.

This randomized quality-improvement study in 3,200 ethnically diverse Kaiser Permanente members compared a standard informational E-visit to an interactive version incorporating personalized PSA risk estimates by age and race, finding the interactive approach drove more screening decisions and PSA orders among completers. However, only 15.6% completed either visit type, with Black men having the lowest completion rates, highlighting implementation barriers for digital prostate cancer screening decision support.

What the study was

Study design
prospective_randomized_quality_improvement
Category
early_cancer_detection
Maturity
Validated
Journal
J Urol

Why it surfaced

Randomized comparison of E-visit modalities for prostate cancer screening decision-making; interactive personalized approach outperforms generic information; equity gaps in completion are critical finding; limited by low overall uptake (15.6%) limiting generalizability.

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