Abstract
Mental health issues affect a third of prostate cancer (PCa) survivors. Here, we describe the development and preliminary evaluation of a unique multifaceted intervention, the Prostate Cancer–Patient Empowerment Program (PC-PEP), designed to improve mental health and quality of life among survivors. The 28-day pilot PC-PEP Intervention was developed following the engagement of patients, survivors, caregivers and health care professionals In identifying survivorship needs and well-being resources for improved mental health. The pilot intervention was implemented with a group of 30 PCa survivors in Halifax, Canada. Measures collected over the 28-day program included psychological distress and physical health indicators, as well as program compliance. Participation in PC-PEP resulted in significant improvement in measures of mental and physical health over the 28-day program. Very good to excellent compliance with all five components of PC-PEP was observed. This evaluation provides strong initial support for a multifaceted program to improve mental health outcomes in prostate cancer survivors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1067-1080 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation, through the Soillse Research Fund. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Funding Information:
We gratefully acknowledge all the men who participated in the study, Halifax Prostate Cancer Support Group, the Urology Department at QEII (special thanks to Liette Connor, Susan Marsh and Emmi Champion), and Prostate Cancer Canada-Nova Scotia site for their help in disseminating the recruitment poster for PC-PEP to support groups; Helen Wong, research coordinator, students, and medical residents volunteers who helped collect the data: Brooklyn Lyons, Lauren Boyce, Louise Moodie, Chloe Blackman, Amy Prescott, Cody Mcdonald, Hanna Dahn, and others; Jeff Zahavich, the study?s physiologist, and Erika Burger, the study?s physiotherapist.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
