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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Krauss, O
• Ernst, J
• Kauschke, M
• Stolzenburg, J U
• Weissflog, G
• Schwarz, R

Titel

Patients after prostatectomy. Psychiatric comorbidity, need for psychooncological treatment and quality of life

Ist Teil von

• Urologe. Ausgabe A, 2006-04, Vol.45 (4), p.482

Ort / Verlag

Germany

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Prostate carcinoma patients (PCP) with mental disorders suffer frequently from a decreased quality of life (QOL) and often need psychooncological treatment (PTN). To meet that need, the extent of treatment required should be determined and a reliable identification routine implemented. A total of 103 PCP were interviewed with a validated instrument (SCID) during urological inpatient treatment to assess mental disorders of PTN, and questionnaires were administered to examine QOL (QLQ-C30) and mental stress (HADS); 17 doctors and 23 nurses assessed their patients' PTN. Twenty percent of the patients had a PTN which was identified by doctors and nurses in 50% of the cases and by HADS in up to 84%. Even 1 year after treatment, the QOL of patients with PTN was diminished, while patients without recovered remarkably better. Patients with PTN should be detected as a matter of routine, e.g., using the HADS, and treated early.