Identifying classes of the pain, fatigue, and depression symptom cluster in long-term prostate cancer survivors-results from the multi-regional Prostate Cancer Survivorship Study in Switzerland (PROCAS).

Salome AdamMelissa S Y ThongEva Martin-DienerBertrand CameyCéline Egger HayozIsabelle KonzelmannSeyed Mohsen MousaviChristian HerrmannSabine RohrmannMiriam WannerKatharina StaehelinRäto T StrebelMarco RandazzoHubert JohnHans-Peter SchmidAnita FellerVolker Arndt

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)

Three distinct classes of the pain, fatigue, and depression cluster were identified, which are associated with treatment, comorbidities, lifestyle factors, and HRQoL outcomes. Improving classification of PC survivors according to severity of multiple symptoms could assist in developing interventions tailored to survivors' needs.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
sleep quality
chronic pain
young adults
radical prostatectomy
physical activity
depressive symptoms
pain management
neuropathic pain
machine learning
metabolic syndrome
deep learning
cardiovascular disease
weight loss
spinal cord
smoking cessation
type diabetes
glycemic control