Health-related quality of life in ethnically diverse Black prostate cancer survivors: a convergent parallel mixed-methods approach.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study examined the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among ethnically diverse Black men (BM) with prostate cancer (CaP) in the United States.

Methods

A convergent parallel mixed-methods design, employing both qualitative and quantitative research, involved recruiting Black CaP survivors through multiple channels. The target population was native-born BM (NBBM), African-born BM (ABBM), and Caribbean-born BM (CBBM). QoL for all men was assessed using The Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-Prostate (FACT-P) measure, which includes five domains: physical- (PWB), emotional- (EWB), social-(SWB), and functional-wellbeing (FWB), and a CaP subscale (PCS). A subset of men completed qualitative interviews. Demographic and clinical characteristics were also collected

SUBMITTER: Ogunsanya ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855403 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature