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Symptom burden and information needs in prostate cancer survivors: a case for tailored long‐term survivorship care

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Bernat, Jennifer K., Wittman, Daniela A., Hawley, Sarah T., Hamstra, Daniel A., Helfand, Alexander M., Haggstrom, David A., Darwish‐Yassine, May, Skolarus, Ted A.·2016·BJU International

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Objectives: To determine the relationship between long‐term prostate cancer survivors’ symptom burden and information needs. Patients and Methods: We used population‐based data from the Michigan Prostate Cancer Survivor Study (2499 men). We examined unadjusted differences in long‐term information needs according to symptom burden and performed multivariable logistic regression to examine symptom burden and information needs adjusting for patient characteristics. Results: High symptom burden was reported across all domains (sexual 44.4%, urinary 14.4%, vitality 12.7%, bowel 8.4%, emotional 7.6%) with over half of respondents (56%) reporting they needed more information. Top information needs involved recurrence, relationships, and long‐term effects. Prostate cancer survivors with high symptom burden more often searched for information regardless of domain ( P < 0.05). High sexual burden was associated with greater need for information about relationships [odds ratio ( OR ) 2.05, 95% confidence interval ( CI ) 1.54–2.72] and long‐term effects ( OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.23–2.07). High bowel burden was associated with greater information need for long‐term effects ( OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.43–3.63). Conclusions: Long‐term prostate cancer survivors with high symptom burden need more supportive information. Tailoring information to these needs may be an efficient approach to support the growing population of long‐term prostate cancer survivors.

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Bernat, J. K., Wittman, D. A., Hawley, S. T., Hamstra, D. A., Helfand, A. M., Haggstrom, D. A., Darwish‐Yassine, M., & Skolarus, T. A.
Affiliations
  • Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • Michigan Public Health Institute Okemos MI USA
Corresponding author
Skolarus, Ted A.
Venue
BJU International
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-10-26
Volume
118
Issue
3
Pages
372-378
ISSN
  • 1464-4096 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-410X
OpenAlex
W2120194660
Cited by
75
References
28
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FWCI
3.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • British Journal of Urology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Health Services Research and Development (CDA 12‐171, 12‐116)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Keywords
prostate cancer survivors, symptom burden, information needs, sexual dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, urinary symptoms, emotional symptoms, long-term effects
MeSH terms
Aftercare, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Prostatic Neoplasms, Survival Rate, Survivors, Consumer Health Information

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