ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2013
Couple distress after localised prostate cancer.
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- Factors associated with and risk factors for depression in cancer patients - A systematic literature review.Translational oncology · 2022Review
- Strengthening Capacity for Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis in West Africa Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Realist Approach to Rethinking and Operationalizing the World Health Organization 2017 Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis.Annals of global health · 2022Article
- Focusing on sexual rehabilitation besides penile rehabilitation following radical prostatectomy is important.International journal of impotence research · 2021Review
- Study protocol: One plus one can be greater than two-Ecological momentary assessment for Black prostate cancer survivors and partners.PloS one · 2021Article
- The Ecology of Patients' Sexual Health Adjustment After Prostate Cancer Treatment: The Influence of the Social and Healthcare Environment.Oncology nursing forum · 2020Article
- The Persian version of the revised dyadic adjustment scale (RDAS): a validation study in infertile patients.BMC psychology · 2020Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of Distress Screening for Family Caregivers at a Cancer Surgery Center.Oncology nursing forum · 2019Article
- Suitable sexual health care according to men with prostate cancer and their partners.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Article
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- Non-pharmacological and non-surgical strategies to promote sexual recovery for men with erectile dysfunction.Translational andrology and urology · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe experience of the diagnosis of prostate cancer is distressing for both men and their partners. The present study describes the prevalence of psychological distress in men with prostate cancer and their partners, and the predictors of adjustment outcomes. METHODS/
designA cross-sectional survey of 189 prostate cancer patients who were scheduled for or had undergone surgery for localised prostate cancer and their partners assessed socio-demographic variables, masculine self-esteem and social intimacy, psychological adjustment and quality of life.
resultsOverall, patients and partners reported low distress; however, female partners were more anxious with 36 % reporting mild to severe anxiety. For men, masculine self-esteem and time since diagnosis were most strongly related to mental health status; urinary bother most influenced physical quality of life. For female partners, the man's psychological distress and his sexual bother were most strongly related to her mental health status; higher social intimacy was most strongly associated with physical quality of life.
conclusionThe correlates of distress after the diagnosis of prostate cancer differ between patients and female partners. For men, masculine self-esteem may be most crucial, whereas for women, her partner's level of distress may matter most. Research to better understand these interactions is needed.
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