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Article (Comment) extract: British Journal of Urology International, September 2019 Frank Chinegwundoh & Roshani Perera DOI: 10.1111/bju.14959 “To date there is no national view of what level of psychological services are being offered to men living with prostate cancer and their families and carers across England. In line with the Freedom of Information (FOI) ActContinue reading “Evaluating psychological support services available for men living with prostate cancer and their carers and families across England”

Article summary: International Journal of Urological Nursing, July 2020 Kim Donachie, Erik Cornel, Marian Adriaansen, Rosa Mennes, Inge van Oort, Esther Bakker, Lilian Lechner DOI: 10.1111/ijun.12242 “Active surveillance is a conservative treatment approach that involves close monitoring of prostate cancer. During surveillance patients do not undergo active treatment but remain under close surveillance. Active surveillanceContinue reading “Optimizing psychosocial support in prostate cancer patients during active surveillance”

Article Abstract and comment: Journal of Advanced Nursing October 2020 Chien, CH, Chung, HJ, Liu, KL, Pang, ST et al. DOI 10.1111/jan.14471 Note: This is an interesting study from Taiwan which explores a couples-based intervention specifically for men with recently diagnosed prostate cancer. They did not achieve a result for patients but did see significantContinue reading “Effectiveness of a couple-based psychosocial intervention on patients with prostate cancer and their partners: A quasi-experimental study”

Article Abstract and comment: Seminars in Oncology Nursing 36(4) 2020 Samantha Jakimowicz, Tracy Levett-Jones and Suzanne K. Chambers DOI:10.1016/j.soncn.2020.151041 Note: This research refers to a trial of the Distress Screening for Prostate Cancer (DSPC) e-learning module currently available for free by the University of Technology Sydney. This course is highly recommended by the Prostate CancerContinue reading “Distress Screening for Men with Prostate Cancer”

Journal Abstract: American Journal of Men’s Health May-June 2021 Simon M. Rice, David Kealy, John S. Ogrodniczuk, Zac E. Seidler, Gabriela Montaner, Suzanne Chambers, and John L. Oliffe DOI: 10.1177/15579883211023699 “Anger has been a largely neglected emotion in prostate cancer research and intervention. This paper highlights the role of anger in the anxiety depression pathwayContinue reading “The Anxiety Depression Pathway Among Men Following a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Cross-Sectional Interactions Between Anger Responses and Loneliness”

Journal article summarised extract: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2021 Xinxin Zhao, Ming Sun, and Ye Yang DOI 10.1186/s12955-020-01660-1 “The aim of the present study was to assess the depression among prostate cancer patients in China as well as to explore the protective effects of social support, hope and resilience on depression within theContinue reading “Effects of social support, hope and resilience on depressive symptoms within 18 months after diagnosis of prostate cancer”

Journal article extract: Psycho‐Oncology Volume 26 2017 Suzanne K. Chambers, Melissa K. Hyde, David P. Smith, Suzanne Hughes, Susan Yuill, Sam Egger, Dianne L. O’Connell, Kevin Stein, Mark Frydenberg, Gary Wittert, and Jeff Dunn DOI 10.1002/pon.4431 “Psychosocial concerns are prevalent with 30%‐50% of prostate cancer survivors reporting unmet sexuality, psychological, and health system and informationContinue reading “New Challenges in Psycho‐Oncology Research III: A systematic review of psychological interventions for prostate cancer survivors and their partners: Clinical and research implications”

Journal article extract: Journal of Clinical Oncology Volume 38 Supplement 2020 Phoebe A. Tsao, Ryan Ross, Amy S. B. Bohnert, Bhramar Mukherjee, and Megan Veresh Caram DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.12100 “Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is associated with an increased risk of depression and anxiety, raising the concern that a substantial portion of men with prostate cancer needContinue reading “Depression, anxiety, and patterns of mental health care among men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)”