Improved cancer coping from a web-based intervention for prostate cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Prostate cancer (PCa) survivors report poor physical functioning alongside negative psychological outcomes as they cope with treatment side effects and practical concerns after treatment completion. This study evaluated PROGRESS, a web-based intervention designed to improve adaptive coping among PCa survivors.

Methods

Localized PCa patients (N = 431) within one year of treatment completion were randomized to receive educational booklets or PROGRESS + educational booklets. Surveys completed at baseline, 1-, 3-, and 6-months assessed patient characteristics; functional quality of life and coping (primary outcomes); and psychosocial outcomes (e.g., self-efficacy, marital communication; secondary outcomes). Intent-to-treat and as-treated analyses were completed to ass

SUBMITTER: Tagai EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9053312 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature