Analysis of distress in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: A multicenter prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze the degree of psychological distress experienced pre- and postoperatively in patients who underwent radical prostatectomy after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Materials and methods

Patients diagnosed with prostate cancer who underwent radical prostatectomy without history of psychiatric disorders were included in this study. The degree of psychological distress was evaluated using hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and distress thermometer (DT) questionnaires preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively.

Results

Distress was high preoperatively and decreased over the entire period. In addition, HADS-anxiety and HADS-depression scores showed an improved severity, shifting from an abnormal state to a borderline state i

SUBMITTER: Kim DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10789535 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature