Decision‐making processes among men with low‐risk prostate cancer: A survey study

作者：Richard M. Hoffman, Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Kimberly Davis, Tania Lobo, George Luta, Jun Shan, David S. Aaronson, David F. Penson, Amethyst D. Leimpeter, Kathryn L. Taylor · 发表于：Psycho-Oncology · 年份：2017 · DOI：10.1002/pon.4469 · 被引用次数：20 · 研究领域：Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare、Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment、Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

Abstract Objective To characterize decision‐making processes and outcomes among men expressing early‐treatment preferences for low‐risk prostate cancer. Methods We conducted telephone surveys of men newly diagnosed with low‐risk prostate cancer in 2012 to 2014. We analyzed subjects who had discussed prostate cancer treatment with a clinician and expressed a treatment preference. We asked about decision‐making processes, including physician discussions, prostate‐cancer knowledge, decision‐making styles, treatment preference, and decisional conflict. We compared the responses across treatment groups with χ 2 or ANOVA. Results Participants ( n = 761) had a median age of 62; 82% were white, 45% had a college education, and 35% had no comorbidities. Surveys were conducted at a median of 25 days (range 9‐100) post diagnosis. Overall, 55% preferred active surveillance (AS), 26% preferred surgery, and 19% preferred radiotherapy. Participants reported routinely considering surgery, radiotherapy, and AS. Most were aware of their low‐risk status (97%) and the option for AS (96%). However, men preferring active treatment (AT) were often unaware of treatment complications, including sexual dysfunction (23%) and urinary complications (41%). Most men (63%) wanted to make their own decision after considering the doctor's opinion, and about 90% reported being sufficiently involved in the treatment discussion. Men preferring AS had slightly more uncertainty about their decisions than those pre...