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Funuyet-Salas J, Martín-Rodríguez A, Borda-Mas M, Avargues-Navarro ML, Gómez-Bravo MÁ, Romero-Gómez M, Conrad R, Pérez-San-Gregorio MÁ. Relationship Between Self-Perceived Health, Vitality, and Posttraumatic Growth in Liver Transplant Recipients. Front Psychol 2019; 10:1367. [PMID: 31263440 PMCID: PMC6584817 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Our objective was to analyze the differences in posttraumatic growth in 240 liver transplant recipients based on two factors. First, self-perceived health: better (Group 1 = G1) and worse (Group 2 = G2). Second, vitality: more (Group 3 = G3) and less (Group 4 = G4). The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, SF-36 Health Survey (Item 2) and SF-12 Health Survey (vitality dimension) were used. Firstly, analyzing main effects recipients with better (G1) compared to worse (G2) self-perceived health, showed greater posttraumatic growth. Interaction effects were found on essential posttraumatic growth domains such as new possibilities (p = 0.040), personal strength (p = 0.027), and appreciation of life (p = 0.014). Statistically significant differences showed that among transplant recipients with worse self-perceived health (G2), those with more vitality had higher levels on abovementioned posttraumatic growth dimensions. However, in transplant recipients with better self-perceived health (G1) respective dimensions were not significantly influenced by the level of vitality. Among the recipients with less vitality (G4), those with better self-perceived health showed higher scores on abovementioned posttraumatic growth dimensions. We conclude that positive self-perceived health might compensate for a lack of vitality as well as a high level of vitality may compensate for negative self-perceived health regarding the development of crucial aspects of posttraumatic growth after liver transplantation.
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- Jesús Funuyet-Salas
- Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Hepatic-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- Digestive Diseases Unit, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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Hayama Y, Doi H, Hasegawa T, Minami Y, Ichimura N, Koike M, Shiomi H, Oh RJ, Oishi F. Lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with prostate cancer under and after intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2018; 11:O127-O134. [PMID: 30010254 DOI: 10.1111/luts.12230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to collect data on the characteristics, degree, and natural course of urinary complications, as well as self-care for such complications, in patients during and after prostate intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). METHODS Quality of life data were collected retrospectively for all eligible patients who underwent IMRT. In all eligible patients, urinary symptoms were evaluated using questionnaires and face-to-face interview. Participants were asked to respond to a self-administered questionnaire concerning the core lower urinary tract symptom score during the course of IMRT and up to 12 months after the completion of IMRT. RESULTS In all, 29 eligible patients were included in the study. The frequency of urinary symptoms increased over of the course of IMRT, decreased at ≥3 months after completion of IMRT, and disappeared 6 months after IMRT. Responses to the questionnaire revealed a variety of approaches to self-care and adaptations by patients to manage urinary symptoms. CONCLUSIONS During and after IMRT for localized prostate cancer, patients often developed more frequent urination and urgency than at the start of IMRT, and recovered 3-6 months after the completion of IMRT. Based on the present study, clinicians and nurses could help convey this information to patients and thus offer better support.
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- Yuka Hayama
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto, Japan.,Miyakojima IGRT Clinic, Osaka, Japan
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- Miyakojima IGRT Clinic, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Seirei Christopher University, Shizuoka, Japan
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USE OF PATIENT ASSESSED HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENTS IN PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 2002-15. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2016; 32:97-106. [PMID: 27001542 DOI: 10.1017/s0266462316000118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to identify and qualitatively describe, in a systematic literature review, published studies that collected prostate cancer patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) estimates by using validated, generic instruments. METHODS Systematic searches of the literature were made using the Medline, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, and CINAHL electronic databases from 2002 to 2015. RESULTS The search identified 2,171 references, of which 237 were obtained for full-text assessment; thirty-three of these articles were deemed relevant and included in the systematic review. An indirect valuation method was used in 73 percent (n = 24) of the studies. The most commonly used HRQoL instrument with an indirect valuation method was the EuroQol (EQ-5D; n = 21), and the second most common was the 15D (n = 5). A direct valuation method was used in 48 percent (n = 16) of the studies. Of these, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was the most often used (n = 10), followed by the Time-Trade-Off (n = 6). HRQoL scores varied in localized and early stage disease between 0.63 and 0.91, and in advanced or metastatic disease stage between 0.50 and 0.87. There was also variance in the HRQoL instruments and study methods used, which explains the large variance in HRQoL scores between the various disease stages. CONCLUSIONS Although utility and quality-adjusted life-years gained are considered important measures of effectiveness in health care, the number of studies in which utilities of prostate cancer patients have been estimated using generic HRQoL instruments, based on either direct or indirect measurement of HRQoL, is fairly small.
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Patabendi Bandarage VRK, Billah B, Millar JL, Evans S. Prospective evaluation of patient-reported quality of life outcomes after external beam radiation treatment for prostate cancer in Victoria: A cohort study by the Victorian Prostate Cancer Registry. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2016; 60:420-7. [DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.12433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine; Monash University; Melbourne Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine; Monash University; Melbourne Australia
- Alfred Health Radiation Oncology; Alfred Health; Melbourne Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine; Monash University; Melbourne Australia
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Blomberg K, Wengström Y, Sundberg K, Browall M, Isaksson AK, Nyman MH, Langius-Eklöf A. Symptoms and self-care strategies during and six months after radiotherapy for prostate cancer - Scoping the perspectives of patients, professionals and literature. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2015; 21:139-45. [PMID: 26482003 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2015.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Under-diagnosed and uncontrolled symptoms in patients with prostate cancer during radiotherapy can have a negative impact on the individual's quality of life. An opportunity for patients to report their symptoms systematically, communicate these symptoms to cancer nurses and to receive self-care advice via an application in an Information and Communication Technology-platform could overcome this risk. The content in the application must precisely capture symptoms that are significant to both patients and health care professionals. Therefore, the aim of the study was to map and describe symptoms and self-care strategies identified by patients with prostate cancer undergoing radiotherapy, by health care professionals caring for these patients, and in the literature. METHODS The study combines data from interviews with patients (n = 8) and health care professionals (n = 10) and a scoping review of the literature (n = 26) focusing on the period during and up to 6 months after radiotherapy. RESULTS There was a concordance between the patients, health care professionals, and the literature on symptoms during and after radiotherapy. Urinary symptoms, bowel problems, pain, sexual problems, fatigue, anxiety, depression, cognitive impairment and irregular symptoms were commonly described during the initial treatment period. Self-care strategies were rarely described in all three of the sources. CONCLUSIONS The results show which symptoms to regularly assess using an Information and Communication Technology-platform for patients with newly-diagnosed prostate cancer during radiotherapy. The next step is to evaluate the efficacy of using the platform and the accuracy of the selected symptoms and self-care advice included in a smartphone application.
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- Karin Blomberg
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, S-70182 Örebro, Sweden.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, S-70182 Örebro, Sweden; Department NVS, Section for Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department NVS, Section for Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department NVS, Section for Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; School of Life Sciences, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, S-70182 Örebro, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, S-70182 Örebro, Sweden
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- Department NVS, Section for Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Transitions in Symptom Cluster Subgroups Among Men Undergoing Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy. Cancer Nurs 2015; 39:3-11. [PMID: 25730597 DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prostate cancer is a common type of cancer worldwide and in the United States. However, little information has been reported on the symptoms of men over time who receive radiation therapy. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to identify subgroups of men at pre- and post-radiation therapy on general and treatment-related symptoms and to determine transitions in subgroup membership over time. METHODS Men (n = 84) receiving radiation therapy completed questionnaires on fatigue, insomnia, pain, depression, anxiety, and sexual, urinary, and bowel problems at pretreatment and posttreatment. Latent class analysis identified subgroups. One-way analyses of variance determined subgroups differed on symptoms, participant characteristics, and quality of life. Latent transition analysis examined subgroup transitions over time. RESULTS At pretreatment, 4 subgroups were identified: resilient group, with little to no symptom reporting; adjusted group, with moderately high treatment-related symptoms, low insomnia, depression, and anxiety; distressed group, consistently high on most symptoms; and emerging group, with moderately high fatigue, depression, and anxiety with few treatment-related symptoms. At posttreatment, similar results were seen in groups to those at pretreatment: resilient, adjusted. and distressed groups with an impacted group having high pain, insomnia, depression, and urinary and bowel symptoms. Quality of life and participant characteristics further distinguished groups at pretreatment and posttreatment. Income level predicted a transition in group membership. CONCLUSIONS Men can be classified into distinctly different subgroups over time. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Assessment and intervention with men in subgroups such as distressed and emerging before and during treatment may lessen potential for remaining distressed or moving into impacted group where symptom severity is high at posttreatment. Interventions to reduce multiple symptoms are vitally needed.
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Gacci M, Baldi E, Tamburrino L, Detti B, Livi L, De Nunzio C, Tubaro A, Gravas S, Carini M, Serni S. Quality of Life and Sexual Health in the Aging of PCa Survivors. Int J Endocrinol 2014; 2014:470592. [PMID: 24744780 PMCID: PMC3976934 DOI: 10.1155/2014/470592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Accepted: 02/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignancy in elderly men. The progressive ageing of the world male population will further increase the need for tailored assessment and treatment of PCa patients. The determinant role of androgens and sexual hormones for PCa growth and progression has been established. However, several trials on androgens and PCa are recently focused on urinary continence, quality of life, and sexual function, suggesting a new point of view on the whole endocrinological aspect of PCa. During aging, metabolic syndrome, including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and central obesity, can be associated with a chronic, low-grade inflammation of the prostate and with changes in the sex steroid pathways. These factors may affect both the carcinogenesis processes and treatment outcomes of PCa. Any treatment for PCa can have a long-lasting negative impact on quality of life and sexual health, which should be assessed by validated self-reported questionnaires. In particular, sexual health, urinary continence, and bowel function can be worsened after prostatectomy, radiotherapy, or hormone treatment, mostly in the elderly population. In the present review we summarized the current knowledge on the role of hormones, metabolic features, and primary treatments for PCa on the quality of life and sexual health of elderly Pca survivors.
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- Mauro Gacci
- Department of Urology, University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Viale Gramsci 7, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Section of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Section of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Florence, Italy
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- Radiotherapy, University Hospital Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Radiotherapy, University Hospital Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Urology, University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Viale Gramsci 7, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Viale Gramsci 7, 50121 Florence, Italy
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El-Masri MM, Fox-Wasylyshyn SM, Springer CD, Cameron S. Exploring the Impact of Prostate Cancer Radiation Treatment on Functions, Bother, and Well-Being. Can J Nurs Res 2014; 46:42-56. [DOI: 10.1177/084456211404600205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Hsiao CP, Moore IMK, Insel KC, Merkle CJ. Symptom self-management strategies in patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer. J Clin Nurs 2013; 23:440-9. [PMID: 23551614 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore the association between symptoms, symptom distress and symptom self-management and to identify effective strategies of symptom self-management in men with non-metastatic prostate cancer following radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy. BACKGROUND Men receiving treatments for localised prostate cancer experience symptoms of urinary incontinence, urinary obstruction/irritation, bowel difficulties and sexual dysfunction. Understanding patients' symptom experiences and identifying strategies that they use to manage these symptoms are imperative for symptom management planning. DESIGN A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 53 men, who were within three months of the initiation of their treatment. METHODS The Symptom Indexes and the Strategy and Effectiveness of Symptom Self-Management questionnaires were used to measure symptoms, symptom distress and symptom self-management. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, correlations and multiple regressions were used to analyse the data. RESULTS Symptoms were significantly correlated with symptom-related distress (r = 0·67, p < 0·01). Frequency of symptoms was significantly associated with symptom self-management strategies for urinary (β = 0·50, p < 0·01), bowel (β = 0·71, p < 0·01) and sexual problems (β = 0·28, p = 0·05). The most effective strategies were as follows: pads and doing Kegel exercise for managing urinary problems, rest and endurance for bowel symptoms, and expressing feelings and finding alternative ways to express affection for management of sexual dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS Assessing symptom self-management among men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer can help healthcare providers develop strategies that will enhance health-related quality of life. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Results provide information on effective strategies that patients with prostate cancer found to reduce their symptoms. The strategies used provide a foundation for developing and testing interventions for personalised symptom management.
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- Chao-Pin Hsiao
- National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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