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KMID : 1035120130130040248
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Asian Oncology Nursing
2013 Volume.13 No. 4 p.248 ~ p.255
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Health-related Quality of Life and Depression after Radical Prostatectomy or Hormonal Therapy
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Yang Geum-Ja
Kang Jeong-Hee
Suh In-Sun
Kim Hye-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the health-related quality of life (HQOL) and depression in prostate cancer patients with radial prostatectomy or hormonal therapy more than 6 months ago.
Methods: A total of 116 patients participated in the study (83 radical prostatectomy patients and 33 hormonal therapy). Data were collected from 13th September to 13th November 2012, using two instruments-translated into Korean: Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite and Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form.
Results: Hormonal therapy participants reported significantly higher scores of HQOL than radical prostatectomy participants did (p=.002). The HQOL subscales with significant differences were urinary function (p<.001) and incontinence (p<.001) under urinary domain and sexual bother (p<.001) under sexual domain. The level of depression was not significantly different between the two treatment groups. There were moderate negative correlations between HQOL and depression in both groups.
Conclusion: Many of prostate cancer patients reported treatment-related functional deteriorations in urinary and sexual domains and they were depressed even more than 6 months after the treatment completion. To manage prostate cancer patients’ HQOL and depression, clinicians including nurses should evaluate patients’ complaints according to their treatment modality and intervene accordingly.
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KEYWORD
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Prostatic Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Depression, Prostatectomy, Hormone Replacement
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