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Abstract
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. It affects middle-aged and older men and usually has an indolent but progressive clinical course (WHO, 2020). Patients with localized prostate cancer (LPCa) have different curative treatment options such as radical prostatectomy (RP), radiotherapy (RT) or both. Androgen deprivation therapy can also be proposed in combination with the others treatments (Hautmann, 2018) Unmet need is related not only to disease and treatment factors but is also associated with the supportive care men received. Imperative to improving men’s treatment outcomes is to also consider the access to nursing and the components of supportive care provided, especially after therapy (Roobol, 2018). Men’s psychological and culturally diverse adaptation to the sexual side effects of prostate cancer treatment care of PC in eastern communities focuses on in physical aspect of prostate cancer and neglect other aspects such as psychological, sexual and social. Moreover, there is no governmental institutes to support psychological and sexual aspects of PC (Mohei El-Din and El-Shereef,2017). Aim of the Study Aim of the study is: Assess quality of sexual life of patients with prostate cancer. Research Question What is the quality of sexual life of patients with prostate cancer? Pilot Study A pilot study of 10 % of the total sample was conducted to test clarity, applicability and understandability of the tools. They were excluded from the main 74sample. (n=5 cases)(total sample = 50 patients).Some changes were done in the questionnaire based on the finding of the pilot study. Changes were included form of some questions to facilitate meaning. The result of the pilot study was used tofinalize the instruments and schedule the time needed for the field work.Data collection instrumentThe data were collected through the following instrument:Prostatic cancer interviewing questionnaire contained:Part I: Socio-demographic interviewing questionnaire included age, education, employment and living with his wife.Part II: Prostate cancer interviewing questionnaire (medical history) such aschronic diseases, prostate problems and disorders related to prostate. It was adopted from National Cancer Institute (2019). It included 7items.(Appendix I)Part III: Quality of sexual life interviewing questionnaire including physical,psychological, behavioral and social domains. (Mbonu. Knowledge andperception of prostate cancer. West, 2019). (Appendix I)Ethical ConsiderationsGetting approval of Ethics and Hearing Committee dating 1/12/2020.Official steps were taken to obtain a permission to conduct the research, with explanation of the aim and the importance of the study to faculty authorities. Aninformed oral consent was obtained from all participants before participation Conclusion: According to the results of the present study that assessed quality of life among men with prostate cancer, it could be concluded that: more than half of the study participants experienced poor quality of life (psychological, physiological and social QOL domains). Also, more than half of the study participants experienced poor QOL regarding psychological domain and nearly half of the study participants experienced poor QOL regarding physiological domain. Finally, less than half of the study participants experienced poor QOL regarding social domain. Therefore, the present study could answer the research question that what is the quality of life among men with prostate cancer? So, prostate cancer has a negativeimpact on the men’s quality of life. Recommendation for future researchIn light of the study findings, the following recommendations are proposed:• Improving the men’s knowledge concerning prostate cancer toward stressmanagement and lifestyle modifications.• The need for a hospital based support group as psychologists and consultantsfor the men with prostate cancer to improve their psychological indexes such aquality of life. Suggestions for future studies
• Further research should be recommended to further setting using a larger sample • Providing educational intervention programs, workshops and training packages by the health system and specialists in this domain to increase the public knowledge on this syndrome and get a broader perspective of the men’s qualityof life.• Assess nurses and health care provider’s knowledge in Oncology Clinicsregarding prostate cancer concerning the causes, symptoms and signs and themanagement, with the development of teaching materials in the form of posters