SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
Changes in quality of life and lower urinary tract symptoms over time in cancer patients after a total prostatectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Social representations of radical prostatectomy from the perspective of men undergoing surgery.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Article
- The Association between Specimen Neuromuscular Characteristics and Urinary Incontinence after Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Chronological Changes of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Elderly Patients with Prostate Cancer after Low-Dose-Rate Prostate Brachytherapy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Duration and Influencing Factors of Postoperative Urinary Incontinence after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in a Japanese Community Hospital: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to clarify associations between and changes over time in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients after a total prostatectomy.
methodsThe subjects were cancer patients who had undergone total prostatectomy and had participated in non-randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, or case-control studies with outcomes of changes over time in LUTS or QOL. Fourteen studies were included for systematic review and meta-analysis.
resultsCompared to preoperatively, the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)-a LUTS indicator-yielded the following, 3 months after operation (MD [95% confidence interval, CI] = -0.27 [-2.22 to 1.68], p = .7855), 6 months after operation (MD [95% CI] = -2.12 [-3.04 to -1.20], p < .0001), and 12 months after operation (MD [95% CI] = -2.27 [-2.63 to -1.92], p < .0001), demonstrating significant decrease and, therefore, improvement of symptoms after 6 months. International Prostate Symptom Score-Quality of Life (IPSS-QOL), a QOL indicator, was significantly reduced at 12 months after surgery, indicating improved QOL (MD [95% CI] = -0.49 [-0.87 to -0.11], p = .0107), but there was heterogeneity between different studies (I
conclusionWhile LUTS improves over time after total prostatectomy, it takes 6 to 12 months after surgery. As there is an association between LUTS and QOL, support to promote self-management of LUTS is important.
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