Experiences of Australian men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To explore men's lived experience of advanced prostate cancer (PCa) and preferences for support. DESIGN:Cross-sectional qualitative study applying open-ended surveys and interviews conducted between June and November 2016. Interviews audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim and analysed from an interpretive phenomenological perspective. SETTING:Australia, nation-wide. PARTICIPANTS:39 men diagnosed with advanced PCa (metastatic or castration-resistant biochemical regression) were surveyed with 28 men subsequently completing a semistructured in depth telephone interview. RESULTS:Thematic analysis of interviews identified two organising themes: lived experience and supportive care. Lived experience included six superordinate themes: regret about late diagnosis and treatment decisions

SUBMITTER: Chambers SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855292 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature