Patient Education for Radical Prostatectomy: Development of a Program Tailored to the Needs of Prostate Cancer Patients

In all, 30% to 90% of prostate cancer patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP) recover their erectile capacity. No effective post RP erectile rehabilitation program exists to date. The aim of this exploratory qualitative study is to explore the needs of these patients and to develop a patient education program (PEP) which meets these needs. Interviews were carried out by a socio-anthropologist with prostate cancer patients treated by RP within the 6 previous months. The needs and expectations identified led to the choice of a logical model of change for the construction of the PEP. Nineteen patients were included in the study; 17 of them were living with a partner. Two categories of patients appeared during the interviews: informed patients resigned to lose their sexuality and patients misinformed about the consequences of the surgery. The tailored program was built on the Health Belief Model and provides six individual sessions, including one with the partner, to meet the needs identified. This study designed the first program to target comprehensively the overall sexuality of the patient and his partner, and not only erection issues. To demonstrate the effectiveness of this program, a controlled, multicentric clinical trial is currently ongoing.

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Perioperative patient education improves long-term satisfaction rates of low-risk prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy

World Journal of Urology ◽

10.1007/s00345-016-1998-9 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (8) ◽

pp. 1205-1212 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Alexander Kretschmer ◽

Alexander Buchner ◽

Markus Grabbert ◽

Anne Sommer ◽

Annika Herlemann ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Patient Education ◽

Radical Prostatectomy ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Low Risk ◽

Risk Prostate Cancer ◽

Low Risk Prostate Cancer ◽

Satisfaction Rates

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The Effect of an Educational Intervention Based on the Health Belief Model on Preventive Behaviors of Prostate Cancer in Military Men

International Quarterly of Community Health Education ◽

10.1177/0272684x20974196 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 0272684X2097419

Author(s):

Rasoul Abhar ◽

Laleh Hassani ◽

Maryam Montaseri ◽

Mahdi Paydar Ardakani

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Health Belief Model ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Health Belief ◽

T Test ◽

Preventive Behavior ◽

Preventive Behaviors ◽

Psa Test ◽

Belief Model ◽

The Health Belief Model

Background Prostate cancer is the most common malignant cancer, and after lung cancer, is the second cause of death among all types of cancer in men. This study was done to assess the educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model on the promotion of preventive behaviors of prostate cancer among military men. Methods The present study is a semi-experimental study that was conducted on 80 men of a military collection by using randomized-stratified sampling with proportional allocation approach in BandarAbbas in 2017. The individuals were randomly divided into two groups, intervention (n = 40) and control (n = 40). The data collection tool was a questionnaire including demographic questions, knowledge questions and questions about Health Belief Model constructs and efficiency of preventive behavior that was completed in two stages and PSA Test doing. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software-version 21-, descriptive statistics (frequency, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (independent T-test and paired T-test). Results After three months intervention, the mean score of Perceived Susceptibility, Severity, Benefits, Barriers, Self-Efficacy, and preventive behavior performance were seen significantly different between the two groups (p < 0.05), 52.5% of them was done PSA Test. Conclusions Based on the health belief model, educational intervention has been effective in promoting preventive behaviors. According the effect of Health Belief Model components on preventive behaviors it is suggested that health care providers identify the benefits and barriers of preventative behaviors and through enhancing the benefits and reducing the barriers, help men to prevent prostate cancer.

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