男人对前列腺癌和他们的重要其他人进行积极监测的经验:定性综合
Stephanie Hughes1, Hazel Everitt1, Beth Stuart2
1Primary Care Research Centre, School of Primary Care, Population Sciences & Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hants, UK.
Psycho-oncology
|April 3, 2024
概括
前列腺癌的积极监测 (PCa) 影响患者和他们的伴侣,他们经常感到焦虑和需要量身定制的支持. 承认其他重要参与对更好的护理至关重要.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 定性研究是指质量研究.
背景情况:
- 积极监测 (AS) 是针对低度瘤的前列腺癌 (PCa) 管理策略,旨在推迟治疗.
- 活在未经治疗的AS癌症中,可能会对患者及其重要其他人 (SO) 的心理健康产生负面影响.
- SO对AS男性的支持至关重要,需要考虑他们的经验.
研究的目的:
- 质量审查男性在AS和他们的SOS上PCa的经验.
- 了解通过AS管理PCa的夫妇的心理影响和支持需求.
- 确定目前对英国AS途径中的男性和SO的支持的差距.
主要方法:
- 一个系统的定性审查报告在男性和/或他们的SOs中PCa的AS经验的研究.
- 搜索了多个数据库,包括MEDLINE,EMBASE和PsychINFO.
- 综合了28项符合条件的研究的定性数据,其中包括428名男性和51名SO.
主要成果:
- 在AS和他们的SO的男性都报告了显著的不确定性和焦虑.
- SO是PCa旅程的组成部分,伴侣经常作为一个单元导航AS.
- 患者和SOs表达了强烈的支持需求,特别重视同行支持,尽管男性不喜欢正式的支持小组.
结论:
- 临床实践需要更多地承认SO在前列腺癌的AS中所扮演的角色.
- 需要进一步的研究,以确定可接受和有效的支持策略,为患者和SO在AS.
- 解决未满足的支持需求对于改善受PCa影响的夫妇的AS体验至关重要.
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