Males' awareness of benign testicular disorders: an integrative review

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dc.contributor.authorSaab, Mohamad M.
dc.contributor.authorLanders, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorHegarty, Josephine
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-24T15:20:57Z
dc.date.available2018-10-24T15:20:57Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-18
dc.date.updated2018-10-24T11:09:55Z
dc.description.abstractDisorders that affect the testes can range from painless and benign to debilitating and life threatening. Despite the availability of literature on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of benign testicular disorders (BTD), very little is known about men’s awareness of these conditions. The aim of this review was to extract and analyze evidence from studies that explored males’ awareness of BTD. Four e-databases (CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, and PubMed) were thoroughly searched and four articles met the review inclusion criteria. The quality of the included studies was appraised and data were extracted and cross-checked using a standardized data extraction table. It was determined that participants lacked education about testicular self-examination and scrotal signs and symptoms which contributed to their lack of awareness of BTD. Help seeking in the event of scrotal abnormalities was suboptimal which is alarming given the acuteness of some BTD such as testicular torsion. Individuals who are at risk for health disparities were underrepresented in the reviewed literature. Findings from this review highlight the need to address barriers to BTD knowledge and help seeking. This could be achieved through making use of past interventions that succeeded in increasing men’s awareness of testicular cancer such as university campaigns and mass media. From a practical standpoint, clinicians must be encouraged to educate young men about BTD. This could be attained through tailoring creative educational interventions that are sensitive to the needs of individuals who are at risk for health disparities.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationSaab, M. M., Landers, M. and Hegarty, J. (2018) 'Males’ Awareness of Benign Testicular Disorders: An Integrative Review', American Journal of Men's Health, 12(3), pp. 556-566. doi: 10.1177/1557988315626508en
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1557988315626508
dc.identifier.endpage566en
dc.identifier.issn1557-9883
dc.identifier.issued3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleAmerican Journal of Men's Healthen
dc.identifier.startpage556en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7044
dc.identifier.volume12en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen
dc.relation.urihttp://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1557988315626508
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2016. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.en
dc.subjectBenign testicular disordersen
dc.subjectAwarenessen
dc.subjectKnowledgeen
dc.subjectHelp seekingen
dc.subjectMalesen
dc.subjectMale university-studentsen
dc.subjectSelf-examinationen
dc.subjectPublic awarenessen
dc.subjectCancer awarenessen
dc.subjectKnowledgeen
dc.subjectInformationen
dc.subjectDiagnosisen
dc.subjectHealthen
dc.subjectMenen
dc.subjectEpididymitisen
dc.titleMales' awareness of benign testicular disorders: an integrative reviewen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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