The Influence of Psychosocial Constructs on the Adherence to Active Surveillance for Localized Prostate Cancer in a Prospective, Population-Based Cohort.
AUTHORS
Lang
MF ,
Tyson
MD ,
Rudd Alvarez
J ,
Koyama
T ,
Hoffman
KE ,
Resnick
MJ ,
Cooperberg
MR ,
Wu
XC ,
Chen
V ,
Paddock
LE ,
Hamilton
AS ,
Hashibe
M ,
Goodman
M ,
Greenfield
S ,
Kaplan
SH ,
Stroup
A ,
Penson
DF ,
Barocas
DA ,
. Urology. 2017 2 9; ().
- PMID: 28189554 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
To evaluate the influence of psychosocial factors such as prostate cancer (PCa) anxiety, social support, participation in medical decision-making (PDM), and education level on patient decisions to discontinue PCa active surveillance (AS) in the absence of disease progression.
To evaluate the influence of psychosocial factors such as prostate cancer (PCa) anxiety, social support, participation in medical decision-making (PDM), and education level on patient decisions to discontinue PCa active surveillance (AS) in the absence of disease progression.
Tags: Alumni Publications 2017