ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2018
The impact of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment decision-making on health-related quality of life before treatment onset.
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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
- External Validation of the Long Short-Term Memory Artificial Neural Network-Based SCaP Survival Calculator for Prediction of Prostate Cancer Survival.Cancer research and treatment · 2021Article
- The effect of the type of surgery performed due to prostate cancer on preoperative patient anxiety, a prospective study.American journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2021Article
- Impact of Health-related Quality of Life and Prediagnosis Risk of Major Depressive Disorder on Treatment Choice in Low- and Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer.European urology open science · 2020Article
- Long short-term memory artificial neural network model for prediction of prostate cancer survival outcomes according to initial treatment strategy: development of an online decision-making support system.World journal of urology · 2020Article
- Representativeness of personality and involvement preferences in a web-based survey on healthcare decision-making.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Quality of life in active surveillance and the associations with decision-making-a literature review.Translational andrology and urology · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study is to test if patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) declines after prostate biopsy to detect Pca, and after subsequent treatment decision-making in case Pca is confirmed, and to test whether personality state and traits are associated with these potential changes in HRQoL.
methodsPatients who were scheduled for prostate biopsy to detect Pca (N = 377) filled out a baseline questionnaire about HRQoL (EORTC QLQ-C30 and PR25), "big five" personality traits (BFI-10), optimism (LOT-r), and self-efficacy (Decision Self-efficacy Scale) (t0). Patients with confirmed Pca (N = 126) filled out a follow-up questionnaire on HRQoL within 2 weeks after treatment was chosen but had not yet started (t1).
resultsHRQoL declined between t0 and t1, reflected in impaired role and cognitive functioning, and elevated fatigue, constipation, and prostate-specific symptoms. Sexual activity and functioning improved. Baseline HRQoL scores were unrelated to the selection of a particular treatment, but for patients who chose a curative treatment, post-decision HRQoL showed a greater decline compared to patients who chose active surveillance. Optimism was associated with HRQoL at baseline; decisional self-efficacy was positively associated with HRQoL at follow-up. No associations between HRQoL and the "big five" personality traits were found.
conclusionPatients who have undergone prostate biopsy and treatment decision-making for Pca experience a decline in HRQoL. Choosing treatment with a curative intent was associated with greater decline in HRQoL. Interventions aimed at optimism and decision self-efficacy could be helpful to reduce HRQoL impairment around the time of prostate biopsy and treatment decision-making.
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