Determinants for choosing and adhering to active surveillance for localised prostate cancer: a nationwide population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Knowledge about factors influencing choice of and adherence to active surveillance (AS) for prostate cancer (PC) is scarce. We aim to identify which factors most affected choosing and adhering to AS and to quantify their relative importance.

Design, setting and participants

In 2015, we sent a questionnaire to all Swedish men aged ≤70 years registered in the National Prostate Cancer Register of Sweden who were diagnosed in 2008 with low-risk PC and had undergone prostatectomy, radiotherapy or started on AS.

Outcome measurements and statistical analysis

Logistic regression was used to calculate ORs with 95% CIs for factors potentially affecting choice and adherence to AS.

Results

1288 out of 1720 men (75%) responded, 451 (35%) chose AS and 837 (65%) und

SUBMITTER: Bergengren O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7008427 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature