Research Limitations
A systematic review of psychosocial
interventions for men with prostate cancer
and their partners Patient Education and Counseling
Available online 18 February 2011 “There are limitations in the research on effective ways to
improve adjustment for men with prostate cancer of any
stage and their partners; and scant research targeting minority groups and the
concerns of men with advanced disease.”
Coping Strategies scale How prostate cancer patients cope
with the effects of diagnosis and treatment: development of the Effects of
Prostate Cancer Coping Strategies Scale Journal of Men's
Health
Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2011, Pages 56-65 “PCa [prostate cancer] patient anxiety and depression
may be instigated by a range of stressors and patients’ coping responses are
also variable, with differing levels of success. From these data, a
standardised inventory for assessing PCa patients’ experiences of their illness
and how they cope with those experiences is being developed, potentially
contributing to the delivery of psychosocial therapies for PCa
patients.” - excerpt
