Men's perceptions of prostate cancer diagnosis and care: insights from qualitative interviews in Victoria, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Victorian Prostate Cancer Registry (Australia) revealed poorer rates of survival for men diagnosed with prostate cancer in one Victorian regional area than for men in metropolitan Melbourne. We sought to explore the perceptions and experiences of prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment, and care of men diagnosed with prostate cancer who lived in regional or metropolitan areas and of men who had not been so diagnosed. Our goal was to contribute to the evidence from which can be built continuing improvements in prostate health care.

Methods

Using the qualitative method of in-depth interviews to gain access to explanation and meaning, we interviewed 21 men: 10 recruited through the Prostate Cancer Outcome Registry-Victoria and 11 from the community. Transcripts were

SUBMITTER: Kirkman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5659031 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature