Albaugh Jeffrey, Hacker Eileen Danaher
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Northwestern Memorial Wellness Institute, Chicago, IL, USA.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2008 Feb;12(1):81-6. doi: 10.1188/08.CJON.81-86.
Prostate cancer continues to be one of the most common cancers diagnosed in men. In light of the excellent survival rates for prostate cancer, quality of life is a primary concern during and following prostate cancer treatment. Quality of life is defined and determined in multiple ways. This article explores quality of life in men with prostate cancer. Quality-of-life dimensions, measurement tools, and implications of quality of life with prostate cancer on clinical practice for oncology nurses will be presented.
前列腺癌仍然是男性中最常被诊断出的癌症之一。鉴于前列腺癌出色的生存率,生活质量是前列腺癌治疗期间及之后的主要关注点。生活质量的定义和判定方式多种多样。本文探讨前列腺癌男性患者的生活质量。将介绍生活质量的维度、测量工具以及前列腺癌患者的生活质量对肿瘤护理临床实践的影响。