Table 1 Content of the designed program

Session (1): “The healthy belief and its importance”

 • The concept of the health belief model

 • Objectives of the health belief model

 • Health belief model skills

 • The necessary steps to develop an action plan.

Session (2): “Basic information about prostate cancer”

 • An introduction to the prostate and its function

 • Definition of prostate cancer

 • Causes and risk factors of prostate cancer.

 • Clinical presentations of prostate cancer

 • Possible methods of treatment if prostate cancer occurs.

Session (3): “Preventive health practices for prostate cancer”

 • Benefits and importance of prostate cancer screening and preventive practices

 • Elements of preventive health practices for prostate cancer

 • The skills that must be performed to implement the health belief model of PC preventive practices: “Skills to avoid getting ill or decreasing risk” part 1

  1. Activities to maintain physical fitness and health:

   • The importance of activity and movement to prevent prostate cancer.

   • Ways to conserve physical energy.

   • Important tips for exercising

   • Perform activities of daily living.

   • Commitment to the practice of self-care.

  2. Commitment to healthy habits:

   • Smoking cessation

   • The importance of vitamin D and sun exposure

   • Having sex

   • Rest and sleep

   • Doctor consultation

   • Proper action in case of abnormal symptoms.

   • Increasing knowledge and awareness to correct erroneous negative health ideas and beliefs.

  3. Who and When to screen for prostate cancer:

   • Introduction to early detection of prostate cancer

   • Factors for choosing screening for early detection of prostate cancer.

   • The importance of early detection of prostate cancer

   • Screening options for early detection of prostate cancer:

   • A blood test to measure the level of PSA concentration in the blood.

   • Perform a digital rectal examination (palpate the prostate)

   • Biopsy and Other examinations

   • Maintaining the periodic examination schedule for early detection.

   • Proper access to health care institutions.

Session (4): “Preventive health practices for prostate cancer”

“Skills to avoid getting ill or decreasing risk” part 2

  4. Proper dieting:

   • Proper nutrition and its importance for the prevention of prostate cancer

   • Commitment to a healthy diet.

   • Elements of proper healthy nutrition

  5. Lifestyle and behaviors:

   • Social communication with family and friends.

   • Linking healthy behaviors to personal goals.

   • Learn new skills that make individuals feel good.

   • What should be avoided to prevent prostate cancer?

  6. Psychological wellbeing

   • Be positive about disease prevention.

   • Self-confidence and optimism towards the future.

   • Looking at life in a positive way.

   • Trying to control oneself in the face of psychological problems and pressures.

   • Practicing relaxation exercises to reduce anxiety and stress.

   • The relationship of anxiety, nervous tension, stress, and psychological state with prostate cancer

   • Ways to deal with the stresses of daily life.