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Depression, Anxiety, and Their Association to Health-Related Quality of Life in Men Commencing Prostate Cancer Treatment at Tertiary Hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa.

Hayley IrusenPedro W FernandezAndre van der MerweSharain SulimanTonya EsterhuizenJohn LazarusJeannette ParkesSoraya Seedat
Published in: Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center (2022)
More men were depressed than anxious with significant associations with HRQOL prior to commencement of treatment. CaP treatments should focus not only on the prevailing indisposition but include a psychooncological and HRQOL assessment at pre-treatment in high-risk individuals.
Keyphrases
  • south africa
  • prostate cancer
  • healthcare
  • hiv positive
  • sleep quality
  • depressive symptoms
  • middle aged
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • hepatitis c virus