Patient perspectives on factors influencing active surveillance adherence for low-risk prostate cancer: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States. Treatment guidelines recommend active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer, which involves monitoring for progression, to avoid or delay definitive treatments and their side effects. Despite increased uptake, adherence to surveillance remains a challenge.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured, qualitative, virtual interviews based on the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), with men (15) who were or had been on active surveillance for their low-risk prostate cancer in 2020. Interviews were transcribed and coded under TDF's behavioral theory-based domains. We analyzed domains related to adherence to surveillance using constructivist grounded theory to identify themes influencing decision

SUBMITTER: Subramanian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807559 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature