Key result
Self-assessed emotional shock upon prostate cancer diagnosis was associated with an increased risk of low psychological well-being at 3 months, 12 months, and 24 months after surgery.
Why the study?
Is self-assessed emotional shock upon prostate cancer diagnosis associated with low psychological well-being after surgery?
Cohort (n=3,232)
Yes
Is self-assessed emotional shock upon prostate cancer diagnosis associated with low psychological well-being after surgery?
Self-assessed emotional shock upon prostate cancer diagnosis is associated with persistently lower psychological well-being up to two years post-surgery.
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Emotional shock at diagnosis flags men for psychological monitoring after prostatectomy; leaves open whether targeted support improves long-term well-being.
BACKGROUND: We were interested in examining if there was a link between self-assessed emotional shock by prostate cancer diagnosis and psychological well-being at 3, 12, and 24 months after surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Information was derived from patients participating in the LAPAroscopic Prostatectomy Robot Open (LAPPRO) trial, Sweden. We analyzed the association between self-assessed emotional shock upon diagnosis and psychological well-being by calculating odds ratios (ORs). RESULTS: A total of 2426 patients (75%) reported self-assessed emotional shock by the prostate cancer diagnosis. Median age of study participants was 63. There was an association between emotional shock and low psychological well-being after surgery: adjusted OR 1.7: (95% confidence interval [CI]), 1.4-2.1 at 3 months; adjusted OR 1.3: CI, 1.1-1.7 at 12 months, and adjusted OR 1.4: CI, 1.1-1.8 at 24 months. Among self-assessed emotionally shocked patients, low self-esteem, anxiety, and having no one to confide in were factors more strongly related with low psychological well-being over time. CONCLUSION: Experiencing self-assessed emotional shock by prostate cancer diagnosis may be associated with low psychological well-being for up to two years after surgery. Future research may address this high rate of self-assessed emotional shock after diagnosis with the aim to intervene to avoid this negative experience to become drawn out.
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Kollberg et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Prostate cancer (n=3,232). Self-assessed emotional shock upon diagnosis vs. No self-assessed emotional shock was evaluated on Low psychological well-being at 3 months after surgery (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.4-2.1). Self-assessed emotional shock upon prostate cancer diagnosis was associated with an increased risk of low psychological well-being at 3 months, 12 months, and 24 months after surgery.
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