| Titre : | Health-related quality of life in patients with prostate cancer and their spouses: Results from a longitudinal study (2018) |
| Auteurs : | Eeva Harju ; Anja Rantanen ; Mika Helmimen ; et al. |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | European Journal of Oncology Nursing (Vol. 37, December 2018) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 51-55 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Conjoints ; Etudes longitudinales ; Qualité de vie ; Tumeurs de la prostate |
| Résumé : |
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore changes in HRQoL (health-related quality of life) and identify the associated factors in patients with prostate cancer and their spouses during the year following their diagnosis of prostate cancer. Methods The longitudinal study design consisted of 179 patients and 166 spouses, using discretionary sampling, at five Finnish central hospitals. Participants completed a self-reported RAND-36-Item Health Survey at three time-points: time of diagnosis and 6 and 12 months later. Changes in HRQoL were analysed using descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests. Linear mixed-effects models were used to identify the factors associated with the changes in HRQoL in the patients and their spouses. Results On average, the HRQoL of patients with prostate cancer changed in physical functioning (p = 0.015), emotional well-being (p = 0.029) and general health (p = 0.038) were statistically significant over the 12-month study period. In spouses, statistically significant changes in HRQoL were not observed. Interaction between the age of participants and changes in HRQoL were statistically significant. Conclusions Findings in this study suggest that interventions aimed at improving the HRQoL of patients should support a few different dimensions of HRQoL for the patients themselves than for their spouses. Nurses should pay more attention to elderly couples. |
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