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Factors associated with emotional distress in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients.


ABSTRACT: Early identification and intervention have been recommended for newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients who experience significant emotional distress; however, there is little empirical basis for designing or selecting interventions for these men. We sought to identify factors that are associated with distress in these men as a basis for identifying suitable intervention strategies.Using cross-sectional data and validated scales, we investigated the extent to which clinical, demographic, belief, and personality characteristics are associated with emotional distress assessed with the Distress Thermometer in 1425 men newly diagnosed with clinically localized prostate cancer (pretreatment).Beliefs potentially amenable to psychoeducational interventions [low self-efficacy for decision-making (B?=-0.11, p?=?0.02), low confidence in cancer control (B?=-0.03, p?

SUBMITTER: Orom H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5549449 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Factors associated with emotional distress in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients.

Orom Heather H   Nelson Christian J CJ   Underwood Willie W   Homish D Lynn DL   Kapoor Deepak A DA  

Psycho-oncology 20150128 11


<h4>Objective</h4>Early identification and intervention have been recommended for newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients who experience significant emotional distress; however, there is little empirical basis for designing or selecting interventions for these men. We sought to identify factors that are associated with distress in these men as a basis for identifying suitable intervention strategies.<h4>Methods</h4>Using cross-sectional data and validated scales, we investigated the extent to w  ...[more]

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