title: Quality of life among men treated with radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
abstract: Prostate cancer continues to affect an increasing number of men in the United States. When diagnosed, these men may not have access to information that differentiates the long-term outcomes of one method of treatment from another. This study evaluated the impact of external beam radiation on several domains of quality of life, including physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being domains.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Kansas City MO, USA.
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ward-Smith
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kapitan
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004644:Emotions; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires