Why the study?
Does partnership status improve health-related quality of life in men treated for localized prostate cancer?
Population
476 men with clinically localized prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy, external-beam…
Comparison
Partnered status vs Unpartnered status
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Partnership status was not associated with overall HRQoL; leaves open specific links to bowel bother and recurrence fear in broader cohorts.
Does partnership status improve health-related quality of life in men treated for localized prostate cancer?
Partnership status did not significantly impact overall physical or mental health-related quality of life in men treated for localized prostate cancer, possibly due to the cohort's high socioeconomic status.
Bergman et al. (2009) studied this question.
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