Empowering Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Wife’s: Assessing Early Self-Management Education

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Abstract

Introduction: prostate cancer stands out as the highest prevalent tumour among males, with an impressive 92 % survival rate beyond the initial 5 years of diagnosis. The study aimed to evaluate Whether information offered to men diagnosed with prostate tumors and their wife’s immediately after diagnosis met their needs. It also sought to evaluate the satisfaction levels of patients and Their wife’s discussing the received information. Method: survey data collected prior to the intervention from a pilot randomized controlled experiment involving 41 prostate cancer patients and their wife’s. The focus was on examining the psychosocial concerns and needs of the participants before the implementation of a self-self-reliant managing skills involvement. Results: patient role and theirs wife’s shared common psychosocial concerns such as emotional management, future uncertainties, and a perceived loss of control. Information provided to both groups primarily focused on tests and treatment options. In comparison to patients, their wife’s indicated a notable disparity in the amount of information received regarding support essential services (P = 0,02) and strategies for self-care (P = 0,02). Furthermore, their wives reported much poorer satisfaction with the information they got (P = 0,01). Conclusion: patients and their wife’s often receive routine medical information, but there is a need for more extensive details on psychosocial aspects of cancer. Despite an increasing acknowledgment of the informational needs of their wife’s, these needs remain unmet.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1325
JournalSalud, Ciencia y Tecnologia
Volume4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Medical Informatics
  • Needs Assessment
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

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