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Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer 5/2018

09.12.2017 | Original Article

Thinking about one’s own death after prostate-cancer diagnosis

verfasst von: Thordis K. Thorsteinsdottir, Heiddis Valdimarsdottir, Johan Stranne, Ulrica Wilderäng, Eva Haglind, Gunnar Steineck

Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Ausgabe 5/2018

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Abstract

Background

Prostate-cancer diagnosis increases the risk for psychiatric morbidity and suicide. Thoughts about one’s own death could indicate need for psychiatric care among men with localized prostate cancer. We studied the prevalence and predictors of thoughts about own death among men with prostate cancer.

Methods

Of the 3930 men in the prospective, multi-centre LAPPRO-trial, having radical prostatectomy, 3154 (80%) answered two study-specific questionnaires, before and three months after surgery. Multivariable prognostic models were built with stepwise regression and Bayesian Model Averaging.

Results

After surgery 46% had thoughts about their own death. Extra-prostatic tumor-growth [Adjusted Odds-Ratio 2.06, 95% Confidence Interval 1.66–2.56], university education [OR 1.66, CI 1.35–2.05], uncertainty [OR 2.20, CI 1.73–2.82], low control [OR 2.21, CI 1.68–2.91], loneliness [OR 1.75, CI 1.30–2.35], being a burden [OR 1.59, CI 1.23–2.07], and crying [OR 1.55, CI 1.23–1.96] before surgery predicted thoughts about one’s own death after surgery.

Conclusions

We identified predictors for thoughts about one’s own death after prostate cancer diagnosis and surgery. These factors may facilitate the identification of psychiatric morbidity and those who might benefit from psychosocial support already during primary treatment.
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Metadaten
Titel
Thinking about one’s own death after prostate-cancer diagnosis
verfasst von
Thordis K. Thorsteinsdottir
Heiddis Valdimarsdottir
Johan Stranne
Ulrica Wilderäng
Eva Haglind
Gunnar Steineck
Publikationsdatum
09.12.2017
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Ausgabe 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3986-z

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