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ArticlePatient education and counseling2016

Physical and emotional health information needs and preferences of long-term prostate cancer survivors.

Eric S Zhou, Sharon L Bober, Larissa Nekhlyudov, Jim C Hu, Philip W Kantoff, Christopher J Recklitis

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Article in Patient education and counseling, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Predictors of prostate cancer survivors' engagement in self-management behaviors.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2023
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  7. Men's sexual help-seeking and care needs after radical prostatectomy or other non-hormonal, active prostate cancer treatments.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Eric S ZhouPerini Family Survivors' Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: eric_zhou@dfci.harvard.edu.
Sharon L BoberPerini Family Survivors' Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: sharon_bober@dfci.harvard.edu.
Larissa NekhlyudovPerini Family Survivors' Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: larissa_nekhlyudov@dfci.harvard.edu.
Jim C HuDepartment of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: jch9011@med.cornell.edu.
Philip W KantoffDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 600 Third Avenue, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: kantoff@mskcc.org.
Christopher J RecklitisPerini Family Survivors' Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: christopher_recklitis@dfci.harvard.edu.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveMany men diagnosed with prostate cancer (PC) will experience physical and psychosocial late effects of treatment. Their interest/preferences for receiving information about addressing common sequelae is not well understood. We examined long-term PC survivors' level of interest, whether this differed based upon symptomatology, and their preferred coping information source.

methodsN=615 PC survivors (3-8 years post-diagnosis) completed a survey on physical and psychological health and their information interests and preferences related to late effects of cancer treatment.

resultsOver half of PC survivors reported interest in information about late effects of treatment or sexual health, while approximately a quarter were interested in emotional health information. Survivors preferred to receive information about late effects of treatment from their oncologists, sexual health information from their primary care providers (PCP), oncologist, or written/online resources, and emotional health information from their PCP. Information needs were more commonly reported among men with poorer domain-specific health functioning.

conclusionLong-term PC survivors report significant interest in receiving information about their physical, sexual, and emotional health. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Medical providers caring for these men should inquire about survivors' information needs and future intervention efforts should consider who delivers the information, dependent upon the type of dysfunction reported.

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CommunicationConsumer Health InformationPatient PreferenceAgedHealth Care SurveysHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysician-Patient RelationsProstatic NeoplasmsReproductive HealthSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvivorsEmotional healthInformation needsProstate cancerSexual functionSurvivorshipTreatment side effects

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PMCPMC5675563

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