ArticleOncology nursing forum2013
Survivorship after prostate cancer treatment: spouses' quality of life at 36 months.
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- Impact of informal cancer caregiving across the cancer experience: A systematic literature review of quality of life.Palliative & supportive care · 2020Pooled it
- Enhancing survivorship care planning for patients with localized prostate cancer using a couple-focused web-based, mHealth program: the results of a pilot feasibility study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Trial
- Couple-focused interventions for men with localized prostate cancer and their spouses: A randomized clinical trial.British journal of health psychology · 2019Trial
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- The effectiveness of dyadic interventions for health outcomes of prostate cancer patients and informal caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Caregiver Quality of Life: Satisfaction and Burnout.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Who cares? The impact on caregivers of suspected mining-related lung cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2019Article
- Literature review of the burden of prostate cancer in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Canada.BMC urology · 2019Review
- Social Support and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Gay and Bisexual Men With Prostate Cancer.Oncology nursing forum · 2018Article
- Adoption, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of a Mobile Health App for Personalized Prostate Cancer Survivorship Care: Protocol for a Realist Case Study of the Ned App.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
- Cognitive-Behavioral Coping, Illness Perception, and Family Adaptability in Oncological Patients with a Family History of Cancer.BioMed research international · 2017Article
- Quality of life of caregiver spouses of veterans with bilateral lower extremity amputations.Trauma monthly · 2015Article
- Achieving optimal delivery of follow-up care for prostate cancer survivors: improving patient outcomes.Patient related outcome measures · 2015Review
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Abstract
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objectivesTo determine the long-term effects of prostate cancer treatment on spouse quality of life (QOL) at 36 months following treatment.
designDescriptive-exploratory; community-based study.
settingTelephone interviews. SAMPLE: 95 female spouses of men treated for early-stage prostate cancer.
methodsA computer-assisted telephone interview was used to evaluate QOL among spouses of prostate cancer survivors at 36 months after initial prostate cancer treatment. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Lymphedema, demographic information, self-reported comorbid diseases or medical issues, and medication usage.
findingsSpouses who had more negative appraisal of caregiving had lower sexual satisfaction, poorer cancer-specific QOL, and poorer mental QOL. Spouses who perceived bother related to the patient's sexual or hormone function reported more threatening appraisals of caregiving, less sexual satisfaction, and poorer QOL.
conclusionsSpouses continued to experience negative appraisal of caregiving, which affected QOL 36 months after their husbands' treatment for prostate cancer. Additional studies related to factors that influence spouse QOL during survivorship will help guide clinical practice. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Healthcare providers must help spouses find strategies that promote positive coping and lessen negative appraisal. Giving caregivers information early in the treatment process will help them understand what to expect over time. Supporting caregivers and helping them manage stress will enhance QOL during survivorship. KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION: Spouses who experienced more bother related to urinary, sexual, and hormonal function experience more stress and worse QOL at 36 months post-treatment. Spouse appraisal can have a significant effect on QOL. Offering counseling to couples following treatment for prostate cancer may improve QOL by helping couples manage relationship intimacy.
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