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Background
The early diagnosis and treatment of depression are cancer care priorities. These priorities are critical for prostate cancer survivors because men rarely seek mental health care. However, little is known about the epidemiology of depression in this patient population. The goal of this study was to describe the prevalence and predictors of probable depression in prostate cancer survivors...
BACKGROUND
Meeting quality of care standards in oncology is recognized as important by physicians, professional organizations, and payers. Data from a population‐based cohort of patients with prostate cancer were used to examine whether receipt of care was consistent with published consensus metrics and whether receiving high‐quality care was associated with less patient‐reported treatment decisional...
BACKGROUNDIt has been demonstrated that treatment decisional regret affects quality of life in patients with prostate cancer (CaP); however, there are limited studies that identify factors associated with treatment decisional regret, particularly within a racially diverse patient population that has extended follow‐up.
METHODSLogistic regression analysis was used to determine associations between...
BACKGROUND:The current study examined how patients' sociodemographic, cancer‐related, and subjective affective factors impacted their role in treatment decision‐making.
METHODS:The patient sample (N = 788) was taken from a prospective follow‐up study of a population‐based cohort. Participants included 343 African American and 445 Caucasian‐American patients with clinically localized prostate cancer...
BACKGROUND:Health literacy deficits affect half of the US overall patient population, especially the elderly, and are linked to poor health outcomes among noncancer patients. Yet little is known about how health literacy affects cancer populations. The authors examined the relation between health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) and health literacy among men with prostate cancer.
METHODS:Data analysis...
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