Social ecological influences on treatment decision-making in men diagnosed with low risk, localised prostate cancer.
Megan McIntoshMelissa J OpozdaCamille Elizabeth ShortDaniel A GalvãoRebecca TutinoMichael DiefenbachBehfar EhdaieChristian NelsonPublished in: European journal of cancer care (2022)
A range of individual and social influences on treatment decision-making were reported. Physicians providing treatment recommendations should consider and discuss the patient and partner's existing beliefs and treatment preferences and encourage shared decision-making. Further research on treatment decision-making of partnered and non-partnered PCa patients is required. We recommend research considers social ecological factors across the personal, interpersonal, community, and policy levels.