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Abstract
Background
Little is known about interventions to help men and their partners cope with the after effects of prostate cancer treatment. The lack of in-depth descriptions of the intervention content is hindering the identification of which intervention (or component of an intervention) works.
Aim
To describe the development and evaluation of the content of a self-management psychosocial intervention for men with prostate cancer and their partners.
Design
A feasibility randomized controlled trial including structure, process, and outcome analysis.
Methods
This 9-week intervention commences on completion of treatment and consists of three group and two telephone sessions. The intervention focuses on symptom management, sexual dysfunction, uncertainty management, positive thinking and couple communication. Forty-eight couples will be assigned to either the intervention or a control group receiving usual care. Participants will be assessed at baseline, immediately postintervention and at 1 and 6 months postintervention. Outcome measures for patients and caregivers include self-efficacy, quality of life, symptom distress, uncertainty, benefits of illness, health behaviour, and measures of couple communication and support. An additional caregiver assessment will be completed by the partner.
Discussion
The main purpose of this feasibility study is to investigate the acceptability of the CONNECT programme to men with prostate cancer and their partners and to gain feedback from the participants and facilitators to make changes to and enhance the programme. Reasons why men do not want to participate will be collated to enhance recruitment in the future. We will also test recruitment strategies, randomization procedures, and the acceptability of the questionnaires. Ethical approval granted December 2010.
Little is known about interventions to help men and their partners cope with the after effects of prostate cancer treatment. The lack of in-depth descriptions of the intervention content is hindering the identification of which intervention (or component of an intervention) works.
Aim
To describe the development and evaluation of the content of a self-management psychosocial intervention for men with prostate cancer and their partners.
Design
A feasibility randomized controlled trial including structure, process, and outcome analysis.
Methods
This 9-week intervention commences on completion of treatment and consists of three group and two telephone sessions. The intervention focuses on symptom management, sexual dysfunction, uncertainty management, positive thinking and couple communication. Forty-eight couples will be assigned to either the intervention or a control group receiving usual care. Participants will be assessed at baseline, immediately postintervention and at 1 and 6 months postintervention. Outcome measures for patients and caregivers include self-efficacy, quality of life, symptom distress, uncertainty, benefits of illness, health behaviour, and measures of couple communication and support. An additional caregiver assessment will be completed by the partner.
Discussion
The main purpose of this feasibility study is to investigate the acceptability of the CONNECT programme to men with prostate cancer and their partners and to gain feedback from the participants and facilitators to make changes to and enhance the programme. Reasons why men do not want to participate will be collated to enhance recruitment in the future. We will also test recruitment strategies, randomization procedures, and the acceptability of the questionnaires. Ethical approval granted December 2010.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2572-2583 |
| Number of pages | 2583 |
| Journal | Journal of Advanced Nursing |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Early online date | 25 Mar 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2013 |
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- A randomized controlled trial of a self-management psychosocial intervention for men with prostate cancer and their partners: a study protocol.
Copyright 2016 The Authors This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Mccaughan E., Prue G., Mcsorley O., Northouse L., Schafenacker A. & Parahoo K. (2013) A randomized controlled trial of a self-management psychosocial intervention for men with prostate cancer and their partners: a study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 69(11), 2572–2583, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jan.12132/abstract. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
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Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Cancer Survivorship Conference
Gillian Prue (Speaker)
2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Developing and evaluating a psychosocial intervention for men with prostate cancer and their partners
McCaughan, E., Parahoo, K., McKenna, S., McSorley, O., Prue, G., O'Sullivan, J. & Atkinson, L., 2014, University of Ulster.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Development of a self-management psychosocial intervention for men with prostate cancer and their partners: lessons learnt from the 'real world'.
McCaughan, E., Prue, G., McSorley, O. & Parahoo, K., 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Development of a Self-Management Psychosocial Intervention for Men With Prostate Cancer and Their Partners: Lessons Learnt From the “Real World”
McCaughan, E., Prue, G., McSorley, O. & Parahoo, K., Nov 2013, In: Psycho-oncology. 22, Suppl 3, p. 335-336 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
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