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ArticleCanadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada2023

Predictors of prostate cancer survivors' engagement in self-management behaviors.

Eleni Giannopoulos, Charles Catton, Meredith Elana Giuliani, Edward Kucharski, Andrew Matthew, Naa Kwarley Quartey, Janet Papadakos

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Article in Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Eleni GiannopoulosCancer Health Literacy Research Centre, Cancer Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Charles CattonDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Meredith Elana GiulianiCancer Health Literacy Research Centre, Cancer Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Edward KucharskiPrimary Care Program, Cancer Care Ontario, Ontario Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Andrew MatthewDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Naa Kwarley QuarteyCancer Health Literacy Research Centre, Cancer Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Janet PapadakosCancer Health Literacy Research Centre, Cancer Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre · CACasey House · CAHealth Net · USUniversity Health Network · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionProstate cancer survivors experience a multitude of late treatment effects, resulting in greater unmet needs, elevated symptom burden, and reduced quality of life. Survivors can engage in appropriate self-management strategies post-treatment to help reduce the symptom burden. The objectives of this study were to: 1) survey the unmet needs of prostate cancer survivors using the validated Cancer Survivor Unmet Needs instrument; 2) explore predictors of high unmet needs; and 3) investigate prostate cancer survivors' willingness to engage in self-management behaviors.

methodsSurvivors were recruited from a prostate clinic and a cross-sectional survey design was employed. Inclusion criteria was having completed treatment two years prior. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize participant characteristics. Univariate and multivariate analyses were done to determine predictors of unmet needs and readiness to engage.

resultsA total of 206 survivors participated in the study, with a mean age of 71 years. Most participants were university/college-educated (n=123, 61%) and had an annual household income of ≥$99 999 (n=74, 38%). Participants reported erectile dysfunction (81%) and nocturia (81%) as the most frequently experienced symptoms with the greatest symptom severity χ̄=5.8 and χ̄=4.5, respectively). More accessible parking was the greatest unmet need in the quality-of-life domain (n=34/57, 60%). Overall, supportive care unmet needs were predicted by symptom severity on both univariate (p<0.001) and multivariate analyses (odds ratio [OR ] 1.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.92-1.00, p<0.001). Readiness to engage in self-management was predicted by an income of <$49 000 (OR 3.99, 95% CI 1.71-9.35, p=0.0014).

conclusionsIncome was the most significant predictor of readiness to engage in self-management. Consideration should be made to establishing no-cost and no-barrier education programs to educate survivors about how to engage in symptom self-management.

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PMID36218315
PMCPMC9970639
OpenAlexW4298396240

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