Patient perspectives on factors influencing active surveillance adherence for low-risk prostate cancer: A qualitative study.
Lalita SubramanianSarah T HawleyTed A SkolarusAaron RankinMichael D FettersKarla WitzkeJason C ChenArchana RadhakrishnanPublished in: Cancer medicine (2023)
Men identified key factors impacting active surveillance adherence that provide opportunities for clinical implementation and practice improvement. Future efforts should focus on multi-level interventions that foster trust in surveillance as treatment, emphasize quality of life benefits and enhance patients' interpersonal experiences while on surveillance to optimize adherence.