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Supporting prostate cancer survivors in primary care: Findings from a pilot trial of a nurse-led psycho-educational intervention (PROSPECTIV).

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Watson, Eila K 
Shinkins, Bethany 
Matheson, Lauren 
Burns, Richeal M 
Frith, Emma 

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study sought to test the acceptability and feasibility of a nurse-led psycho-educational intervention (NLPI) delivered in primary care to prostate cancer survivors, and to provide preliminary estimates of the effectiveness of the intervention. METHODS: Men who reported an ongoing problem with urinary, bowel, sexual or hormone-related functioning/vitality on a self-completion questionnaire were invited to participate. Participants were randomly assigned to the NLPI plus usual care, or to usual care alone. Recruitment and retention rates were assessed. Prostate-related quality of life, self-efficacy, unmet needs, and psychological morbidity were measured at baseline and 9 months. Health-care resource use data was also collected. An integrated qualitative study assessed experiences of the intervention. RESULTS: 61% eligible men (83/136) participated in the trial, with an 87% (72/83) completion rate. Interviews indicated that the intervention filled an important gap in care following treatment completion, helping men to self-manage, and improving their sense of well-being. However, only a small reduction in unmet needs and small improvement in self-efficacy was observed, and no difference in prostate-related quality of life or psychological morbidity. Patients receiving the NLPI recorded more primary care visits, while the usual care group recorded more secondary care visits. Most men (70%; (21/30)) felt the optimal time for the intervention was around the time of diagnosis/before the end of treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest a nurse-led psycho-educational intervention in primary care is feasible, acceptable and potentially useful to prostate cancer survivors.

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Feasibility, Nurse-led intervention, Pilot trial, Primary care, Prostate cancer, Randomised controlled trial, Self-efficacy, Aged, Cancer Survivors, England, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nurse's Role, Nurse-Patient Relations, Patient Education as Topic, Pilot Projects, Primary Health Care, Prostatic Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires

Journal Title

Eur J Oncol Nurs

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Journal ISSN

1462-3889
1532-2122

Volume Title

32

Publisher

Elsevier BV