Educational Needs for Sexual Health and Its Effect on Depression and the Quality of Life in Patients with Prostate Cancer.
10.5388/aon.2015.15.3.163
- Author:
Soonyoung OH
1
;
Eunjung RYU
Author Information
1. Graduate School, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Prostatic Neoplasms;
Educational Needs Assessment;
Depression;
Quality of Life
- MeSH:
Delivery of Health Care;
Depression*;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Needs Assessment;
Occupations;
Prostate*;
Prostatic Neoplasms*;
Quality of Life*;
Reproductive Health*;
Seoul;
Survivors
- From:Asian Oncology Nursing
2015;15(3):163-170
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore educational needs for sexual health, to identify relations among educational needs for sexual health, depression and quality of life, and to identify the factors affecting quality of life in patients with prostate cancer aged > 40 years. METHODS: A sample of 78 patients was recruited from a university hospital in Seoul. A cross-sectional design was used in which participants completed the questionnaires to assess educational needs for sexual health, depression and quality of life. The data were analyzed using the t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis and stepwise regression analysis. RESULTS: The quality of life of participants differed significantly by occupation status before and after diagnosis, stage at diagnosis, underlying disease, performance status, and in the Gleason sum score. Stepwise regression analysis of the data showed that depression, sexual interaction, Gleason sum score, and occupation since diagnosis were the statistically significant factors associated with quality of life of patients with prostate cancer. This regression model explained 55.1% of the quality of life. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that depression and sexual interaction had the greatest impact on quality of life in prostate cancer patients. In clinical practice, we recommend that healthcare professionals take the initiative to provide adequate and accurate information about sexual health to prostate cancer survivors.
