Sharpley Christopher F, Bitsika Vicki, Christie David H R
Centre for Bioactive Discovery in Health and Ageing, University of New England New South Wales, Australia.
Clin Med Oncol. 2008;2:563-72. doi: 10.4137/cmo.s955. Epub 2008 Dec 16.
Although the detrimental effect upon psychological well-being of receiving a diagnosis of, or treatment for, cancer has been demonstrated across many different types of cancer, three recent reviews of the psychological health of prostate cancer patients have produced contradictory conclusions. In order to elucidate the reasons for these apparent different conclusions, each of these reviews is described, with principal methods and findings summarised. Actual data, methodology used to select/reject research studies for inclusion in reviews, plus the validity of strict methodological culling of some research studies are discussed. Several extra studies and commentaries are also described, and a resolution of the apparent contradictory review conclusions is offered.
尽管已证实患癌诊断或治疗对许多不同类型癌症患者的心理健康有不利影响,但最近三项关于前列腺癌患者心理健康的综述得出了相互矛盾的结论。为了阐明这些明显不同结论的原因,现将每项综述进行描述,并总结其主要方法和研究结果。文中还讨论了实际数据、用于选择/排除纳入综述的研究的方法,以及对一些研究进行严格方法筛选的有效性。此外,还描述了几项额外的研究和评论,并对明显相互矛盾的综述结论给出了解决方案。