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dc.contributor.authorSteginga, Suzanne K
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Emma
dc.contributor.authorDonovan, Jenny
dc.contributor.editorDr. M S Steiner (Editor-in-Chief), Dr. U Jonas (Editor-in-Chief)
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:56:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:56:47Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2014-04-01T06:11:21Z
dc.identifier.issn0724-4983
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00345-008-0279-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/23233
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To describe decision-related psychosocial issues relevant for men with clinically localised prostate cancer. Methods: Searches were conducted across three electronic databases to search the health and psychological literature for articles examining decision-related psychosocial issues for men with localised prostate cancer and their partners. Medline, PsycINFO and CINAHL databases were examined for the period from 1990 to December 2007. Results: Most men with localised prostate cancer want active involvement in decision-making. Difficulty in making the decision is common and decision-related distress may persist over time. Cancer-specific psychological distress (such as fear of recurrence but not overall anxiety) appears to be related to changes in PSA levels; and this distress influences treatment pathways. Decision support interventions are acceptable to men, improve knowledge and might reduce decision and cancer-related distress. However, the quality of intervention studies to date is low. Conclusion: Clinicians should seek to involve men and their partners in treatment decision making concurrent with decision and psychological support. There is a need for high quality randomised control trials to identify the optimal approach to decision support for men with clinically localised prostate cancer. 頓pringer-Verlag 2008.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeGermany
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom469
dc.relation.ispartofpageto474
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalWorld Journal of Urology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume26
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNephrology and urology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320214
dc.titleThe decision-related psychosocial concerns of men with localised prostate cancer: targets for intervention and research
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorChambers, Suzanne K.


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