Systematic review of self-management programs for prostate cancer patients, a quality of life and self-efficacy meta-analysis

To investigate the efficacy of self-management interventions on quality of life and/or self-efficacy in patients diagnosed with prostate cancer through a systematic review with meta-analysis. A search was conducted from database inception to March 2022 across three databases. Randomized controlled t...

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Published in:Patient education and counseling 2023-02, Vol.107, p.107583-107583, Article 107583
Main Authors: Martín-Núñez, Javier, Heredia-Ciuró, Alejandro, Valenza-Peña, Geraldine, Granados-Santiago, María, Hernández-Hernández, Sofia, Ortiz-Rubio, Araceli, Valenza, Marie Carmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer Survivors
Humans
Male
Prostate cancer
Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
Quality of Life
Self Efficacy
Self-management
Self-Management - methods
Systematic review
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Summary:To investigate the efficacy of self-management interventions on quality of life and/or self-efficacy in patients diagnosed with prostate cancer through a systematic review with meta-analysis. A search was conducted from database inception to March 2022 across three databases. Randomized controlled trials were included. Two reviewers performed independent data extraction and methodologic quality assessment of the studies. A total of fifteen studies were included in the study. Self-management interventions were identified by the Practical Reviews in Self-Management Support. The meta-analysis showed that self-management interventions have a significant effect on self-efficacy Self-management programs could have positive effects on quality of life and improve self-efficacy in prostate cancer patients. Self-management components may be heterogeneous but show positive results in improving self-efficacy in prostate cancer survivors. Including self-management components in the rehabilitation of prostate survivors can improve their quality of life. •This study explores the self-management interventions to help patients with prostate cancer to resolve the absence of self-efficacy or coping skills and the decrease in quality of life.•The impact of developing self-management programs on different cancer stage and type were unclear.•Self-management programs show benefits on quality of life and self-efficacy in prostate cancer patients.
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2022.107583