A cohort study investigating patient expectations and satisfaction outcomes in men undergoing robotic assisted radical prostatectomy

Abstract

RARP appears to be associated with a high degree of patient satisfaction in a cohort of patients subjected to a structured preoperative education and counseling program. Oncologic outcomes are most important to these patients and have the largest influence on satisfaction scores.

Exploring pathways towards improving patient experience of robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP): assessing patient satisfaction and attitudes

“…Interestingly, our patients’ perception concerning overall satisfaction was independent of the measurable outcomes of continence and potency. Expectations of future health states have been shown to partially influence satisfaction and health‐related QoL . This supports the pivotal role that pre‐treatment patient education and counselling facilitates in setting realistic expectations of recovery after surgery .…”

Why do patients regret their prostate cancer treatment? A systematic review of regret after treatment for localized prostate cancer

“…The levels of regret reported varied widely depending on the methods used to measure it. For example, regret following RALRP varied from 0.5% to 31% , using different scales. There were six studies in which single treatments were described alone, preventing comparisons between treatments.…”

Regret in Surgical Decision Making: A Systematic Review of Patient and Physician Perspectives

“…Additionally, studies have also demonstrated that patients with cancer tend to overestimate the potential benefits of surgery, often believing that surgery is very likely to cure them when this is not always the case [50, 51]. The overestimation of the benefit of surgery may contribute to increased regret among cancer patients, as two studies directly linked recurrence with regret [31, 52].…”