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Coping and adjustment in men with prostate cancer: a systematic review of qualitative studies.
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- Qualitative studies on men with prostate cancer: a systematic meta-synthesis.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Pooled it
- Body image, self-esteem, and sense of masculinity in patients with prostate cancer: a qualitative meta-synthesis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Pooled it
- A meta-review of qualitative research on adult cancer survivors: current strengths and evidence gaps.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Pooled it
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- Relationship Values and Committed Actions Among Couples Coping with Prostate Cancer: A Qualitative Study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- A Culturally Tailored Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Black Survivors With Prostate Cancer: Protocol for a Stratified Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- A survivorship-oriented enhanced care model for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.PloS one · 2026Article
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- The interplay of coping styles and optimism/pessimism in shaping mental health in long-term survivors of malignant melanoma: a register-based cohort study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The lived experience of prostate cancer: 10-year survivor perspectives following contemporary treatment of localized prostate cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
- Living with prostate cancer: a mixed-method evaluation of group therapy intervention to alleviate psychological distress in a Canadian setting.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
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- Coping strategies in active and inactive men with prostate cancer: a qualitative study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Article
- Couples Coping With Hematological Cancer: Support Within and Outside the Couple - Findings From a Qualitative Analysis of Dyadic Interviews.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Quality of life among patients with cancer and their family caregivers in the Sub-Saharan region: A systematic review of quantitative studies.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
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- Men's perception of information and descriptions of emotional strain in the diagnostic phase of prostate cancer-a qualitative individual interview study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2021Article
- Barriers and facilitators related to undertaking physical activities among men with prostate cancer: a scoping review.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeProstate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common forms of cancer amongst males. Men's coping responses are an important determinant of functioning and adjustment to this disease. Previous qualitative research exists in this area, but the current review sought to systematically review and summarise these studies.
methodsA systematic review was conducted to identify studies concerned with men's coping strategies in their attempts to live with PCa. A search of relevant electronic databases was conducted to identify studies that met inclusion criteria for this review. Methodological quality assessment was also undertaken for each included study.
resultsOne hundred twenty-one publications were identified for initial screening, and 18 studies were included in the review. A total of five coping strategy categories or 'meta-themes' were identified across included studies. These categories were labelled 'avoidance, minimisation, and withdrawal', 'directing cognition and attention', 'reframing masculinity and seeking support', 'retain pre-illness identity and lifestyle', and 'symptom/side-effect management'.
conclusionsA range of coping strategies were reported by men with PCa. Some of these strategies appear to be partially influenced by gender roles and masculinities. Coping meta-themes reported in this review have also been found in other research on men's coping. Strategies relating to flexible interpretation of gender roles/masculinities may be a particularly relevant category of coping responses due to the hypothesised beneficial impact of flexibility on psychological well-being. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: PCa survivors utilise a range of coping strategies, and the types of strategies used may have implications for men's well-being. The ability to be flexible in both coping responses used, and in the view of oneself as a man may be particularly important skills in meeting the challenges associated with this disease.
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