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Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) is a major public health concern among African American (A.A.) men. A.A. men have the highest PCa incidences nationally and internationally., Objective: The goal of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based PCa awareness intervention designed to positively affect the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of A.A. men regarding PCa screening., Method: A quantitative pre/post survey research design was utilized. A convenience sample of 11 subjects were recruited. The intervention consisted of a pre-survey, video presentation, oral presentation, question and answer session, and post-survey. The Thomas Jefferson University Prostate Cancer Screening Survey was used as the survey instrument., Results: The findings revealed a strong positive correlation between age of participants and pre-test scores. As education level increased among the participants so did knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs., Conclusions: The study's goal was met by increasing awareness and changing knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs in A.A. men regarding PCa screening., Implications for Nursing: Nurses and healthcare providers should encourage discussions with A.A. men regarding advantages and disadvantages of PCa screening that embraces cultural awareness. PCa knowledge is important for shared decision-making with healthcare providers., (© Copyright 2020 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.)

Standardized behavior rating scales have been used in the routine care of children during medical visits because they provide an objective, norm-based index for the child's behavioral functioning. The purpose of this study was to examine behavior problems among children (aged 2.5-18 years) with burn injuries using the Behavioral Assessment System for Children, a multi-informant system of standardized rating scales that assesses clinical and adaptive behavior areas. Parents and youth (ages 8-18) completed the Behavioral Assessment System for Children with reference to the pediatric patient's behavioral functioning before hospital admission for a burn injury. In total, data were collected on 94 children. Results suggested that a substantial portion of the sample endorsed significantly elevated levels of behavioral difficulties across a broad range of problem behaviors. On the basis of parent report, preschoolers exhibited concerns related to hyperactivity, anxiety, aggression, and attention problems, whereas school-aged children were reported to have these same concerns as well as depression and conduct problems. Twenty percent of our adolescent sample (ages 12-18 years) were described to be experiencing even more internalizing and externalizing behavior problems relative to the two groups of their younger counterparts. Boys were found to contribute to the cause of their burn injury significantly more often than girls. The strengths, limitations, and clinical implications of our findings are discussed.