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Factors associated with emotional distress in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients.
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- Masculinity and Cancer Survivorship: A Systematic Review.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- African-American survivors of prostate cancer: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Pooled it
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- Improving Quality of Life and Psychosocial Health for Penile Cancer Survivors: A Narrative Review.Cancers · 2024Review
- Coping strategies in active and inactive men with prostate cancer: a qualitative study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Article
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- Personality Traits and Urinary Symptoms Are Associated with Mental Health Distress in Patients with a Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Article
- Resilience and its associated factors in head and neck cancer patients in Pakistan: an analytical cross-sectional study.BMC cancer · 2021Article
- Depression and prostate cancer: implications for urologists and oncologists.Nature reviews. Urology · 2020Review
- Associations of multimorbidity and patient-reported experiences of care with conservative management among elderly patients with localized prostate cancer.Cancer medicine · 2020Article
- [Effects and safety of screening psychosocial well-being and psycho-oncological needs of cancer patients].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2020Review
- Quality of life and adjustment in men with prostate cancer: Interplay of stress, threat and resilience.PloS one · 2020Article
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- Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and distress: - a cross-sectional nationwide survey in men with prostate cancer in Sweden.BMC urology · 2019Article
- What predicts emotional response in men awaiting prostate biopsy?BMC urology · 2018Article
- The impact of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment decision-making on health-related quality of life before treatment onset.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Article
- Understanding the distressed prostate cancer patient: Role of personality.Psycho-oncology · 2018Article
- Relationships as Medicine: Quality of the Physician-Patient Relationship Determines Physician Influence on Treatment Recommendation Adherence.Health services research · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveEarly identification and intervention have been recommended for newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients who experience significant emotional distress; however, there is little empirical basis for designing or selecting interventions for these men. We sought to identify factors that are associated with distress in these men as a basis for identifying suitable intervention strategies.
methodsUsing cross-sectional data and validated scales, we investigated the extent to which clinical, demographic, belief, and personality characteristics are associated with emotional distress assessed with the Distress Thermometer in 1425 men newly diagnosed with clinically localized prostate cancer (pretreatment).
resultsBeliefs potentially amenable to psychoeducational interventions [low self-efficacy for decision-making (B =-0.11, p = 0.02), low confidence in cancer control (B =-0.03, p < 0.001), and masculine identity threat (B =-0.26, p = 0.001)] were associated with higher emotional distress, as well as personality factors [low optimism (B =-0.04, p = 0.052) and low resilience (B =-0.83, p < 0.001)].
conclusionsFindings provide a framework for the development of interventions for prostate cancer patients with elevated emotional distress. These may include improving provider communication about prostate cancer prognosis for those with low confidence in cancer control, providing decision-making support to increase decision-making self-efficacy, or referral to brief cognitive behavioral interventions to help patients reframe masculine identity threat or for those with low optimism or resilience reframe and adjust to the health threat.
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