Men’s help-seeking in the first year after diagnosis of localised prostate cancer
Journal article
Hyde, M. K., Newton, R. U., Galvão, D. A., Gardiner, R. A., Occhipinti, S., Lowe, A., Wittert, G. A. and Chambers, S. K.. (2017). Men’s help-seeking in the first year after diagnosis of localised prostate cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care. 26(2), p. Article e12497. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12497
Authors | Hyde, M. K., Newton, R. U., Galvão, D. A., Gardiner, R. A., Occhipinti, S., Lowe, A., Wittert, G. A. and Chambers, S. K. |
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Abstract | This study describes sources of support utilised by men with localised prostate cancer in the first year after diagnosis and examines characteristics associated with help-seeking for men with unmet needs. A cross-sectional survey of 331 patients from a population-based sample who were in the first year after diagnosis (M = 9.6, SD = 1.9) was conducted to assess sources of support, unmet supportive care needs, domain-specific quality of life and psychological distress. Overall, 82% of men reported unmet supportive care needs. The top five needs were sexuality (58%); prostate cancer-specific (57%); psychological (47%); physical and daily living (41%); and health system and information (31%). Professional support was most often sought from doctors (51%). Across most domains, men who were older (Ps ≤ 0.03), less well educated (Ps ≤ 0.04) and more depressed (Ps ≤ 0.05) were less likely to seek help for unmet needs. Greater sexual help-seeking was related to better sexual function (P = 0.03), higher education (P ≤ 0.03) and less depression (P = 0.05). Unmet supportive care needs are highly prevalent after localised prostate cancer diagnosis with older age, lower education and higher depression apparent barriers to help-seeking. Interventions that link across medicine, nursing and community based peer support may be an accessible approach to meeting these needs. Clinical Trial Registry: Trial Registration: ACTRN12611000392965. |
Keywords | prostate cancer; supportive care needs; help-seeking; survivorship |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | European Journal of Cancer Care |
Journal citation | 26 (2), p. Article e12497 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
ISSN | 0961-5423 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12497 |
PubMed ID | 27111695 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84964534029 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5347946 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-12 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 25 Apr 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 10 Mar 2016 |
Deposited | 18 Nov 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8x163/men-s-help-seeking-in-the-first-year-after-diagnosis-of-localised-prostate-cancer
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