The Community Living Lab REACH services significantly increased prostate cancer cues to action among Black men from a mean of 2.78 at baseline to 3.25 at 3 months (p=0.018).
Does the Community Living Lab Learning Health System improve prostate cancer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and cues to action in Black men?
The CoLLab REACH services implemented in community settings significantly improved cues to action for prostate cancer screening among Black men.
Tasa de eventos absoluta: 3.25% vs 2.78%
valor p: p=0.018
Abstract Background: Black men experience the highest burden of prostate cancer (CaP) incidence and mortality in the United States. The reasons documented for the significant burden of CaP in Black communities include health systems, care process, and individual/personal level factors, such as cultural factors, psychosocial factors, decision making/preferences, comprehension, past experience, and perceived behavioral control. The Community Living Lab (CoLLab) Learning Health System (LHS) was established within three American Legion Posts (ALP) in Northeast Florida to address these factors. Study Objective: This clinical trial study evaluated the impact of the CoLLab LHS on the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and cues to action of Black men who received Resources, Education, Amenities, and Community Health (REACH) services at the ALPs. Methods: The design was guided by the Intervention Mapping Framework and the Social Ecological Model. CoLLab REACH services were made available to participants through trusted community infrastructures. Services integrated include CaP resources and materials, social determinant of health navigation, healthy grocery distribution, cancer advocacy programs, and research participation. Participants were recruited at three ALPs and were asked to visit their respective CoLLab LHS site at least twice a month and up to 24 times over one year to use any of the services. The impact was measured using baseline and quarterly surveys assessing CaP awareness, knowledge, attitude, health beliefs, perceived control, intentions, and cues to action. Descriptive statistics were used to compare participants' information at baseline and at 3-month follow-up. Results: A total of 173 participants were included in this analysis; 57. 9% were ≥ 60 years, and 92. 2% were US-born Black men. Prostate cancer knowledge increased from baseline to 3-month follow-up. The median score rose from 4±1. 29 at baseline, with the mean increasing to 4. 24±1. 10. Attitudes towards Cap screening declined marginally from 12. 58±2. 15 to 12. 27±2. 40. Health beliefs showed a clear upward shift, with the mean increasing from 22. 86±3. 0 at baseline to 23. 20±2. 82 after 3 months of intervention. Additionally, cues to action also improved, with the mean increasing from 2. 78±1. 67 to 3. 25±1. 45. Only the cues-to-action index showed a statistically significant difference (p = 0. 018), with higher scores observed after 3 months of intervention. Conclusion: Across the four core constructs—prostate cancer knowledge, testing attitudes, health beliefs, and cues to action—outcomes at follow-up demonstrated modest but consistent improvements compared to those of baseline, alongside slightly reduced variability for most domains. Overall, the evaluation showed that CoLLab REACH services improved knowledge, enhanced stronger health beliefs, and significantly increased cues to action, while testing attitudes remained comparatively stable. Citation Format: Folakemi T. Odedina, Opeyemi Oreoluwa Bolajoko, Quincy A. Wimberly, Daniel W. Lee, Floyd B. Willis, Toshiko Moultrie, Wayne Ford, Derry Green, Arnold J. Merriweather, Michelle Fudge. The impact of the Community Living Lab learning health system on the prostate cancer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and cues to action of Black men abstract. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2026; Part 2 (Late-Breaking, Clinical Trial, and Invited Abstracts) ; 2026 Apr 17-22; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2026;86 (8Suppl): Abstract nr LB324.
Odedina et al. (Fri,) conducted a other in Prostate cancer (n=173). Community Living Lab (CoLLab) REACH services vs. Baseline was evaluated on Cues to action index (p=0.018). The Community Living Lab REACH services significantly increased prostate cancer cues to action among Black men from a mean of 2.78 at baseline to 3.25 at 3 months (p=0.018).
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