TY - JOUR

T1 - A pilot randomised controlled trial of personalised care after treatment for prostate cancer (TOPCAT-P): nurse-led holistic-needs assessment and individualised psychoeducational intervention: study protocol

AU - Evans, R.J.

AU - Hoare, Z.S.

AU - Wilkinson, C.E.

AU - Stanciu, M.A.

AU - Makin, M.

AU - Watson, E.

AU - Bulger, J.

AU - Evans, R.

AU - Hiscock, J.

AU - Hoare, Z.

AU - Edwards, R.T.

AU - Neal, R.D.

AU - Wilkinson, C.

PY - 2015/6/25

Y1 - 2015/6/25

N2 - Introduction Prostate cancer is common and the incidence is increasing, but more men are living longer after diagnosis, and die with their disease rather than of it. Nonetheless, specific and substantial physical, sexual, emotional and mental health problems often lead to a poor quality of life. Urology services increasingly struggle to cope with the demands of follow-up care, and primary care is likely to play the central role in long-term follow-up. The present phase II trial will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a nurse-led, person-centred psychoeducational intervention, delivered in community or primary care settings.

AB - Introduction Prostate cancer is common and the incidence is increasing, but more men are living longer after diagnosis, and die with their disease rather than of it. Nonetheless, specific and substantial physical, sexual, emotional and mental health problems often lead to a poor quality of life. Urology services increasingly struggle to cope with the demands of follow-up care, and primary care is likely to play the central role in long-term follow-up. The present phase II trial will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a nurse-led, person-centred psychoeducational intervention, delivered in community or primary care settings.

U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008470

DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008470

M3 - Article

VL - 5

JO - BMJ Open

JF - BMJ Open

SN - 2044-6055

IS - 6

ER -