Developing a consensus statement for psychosocial support in active surveillance for prostate cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our objective was to prioritise the psychosocial support needs of men on active surveillance for prostate cancer and to develop a consensus statement to provide guidance on best practice psychosocial support for men choosing active surveillance and their families.

Subjects and methods

We undertook a patient and public involvement Delphi process over two rounds, informed by qualitative data and a comprehensive literature review, to prioritise the information and support needs of men on active surveillance for prostate cancer. Two panels were surveyed, a patient/carer panel (n = 55) and a health care provider panel (n = 114). Based on the findings of the Delphi surveys, an expert active surveillance discussion group developed a consensus statement to guid

SUBMITTER: Beckmann K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9766868 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature