Man to Man and Side by Side, They Cope with Prostate Cancer

Abstract

Prostate cancer affects men and their loved ones; consequently, survivors and their wives can gain from social support throughout the illness experience. After observing meetings of a support group for prostate cancer survivors and their partners, the authors used the constant comparison method to draw conclusions about the types of support generated in the men's and women's divisions of the group. The authors concluded that both divisions served as sites of information but not as scenes of practical assistance. The authors also found that the discursive practices of the groups and the structural elements of the group meetings inhibited emotional support through topic turning, comparisons between members, and the role of group facilitators. The authors consider the study's implications for support group leaders and scholars.

A systematic review and metaethnography to identify how effective, cost-effective, accessible and acceptable self-management support interventions are for men with long-term conditions (SELF-MAN)

“…[99][100][101][102][103][134][135][136][207][208][209][210][211][212][213][214][215][216][217][218] Three studies were reported across multiple papers that were individually eligible for inclusion. [118][119][120][121][124][125][126] An additional two papers that did not meet the eligibility criteria as they had female-only samples are included in the synthesis because they presented data about women that formed the basis of gender comparisons made by the authors of included studies reporting findings from male participants.…”

“…The majority of the studies were conducted in the USA (n = 13 studies) 101,110,113,114,123,[128][129][130]136,208,213,217 and the UK (n = 11), 99,100,102,108,112,115,116,128,209,214,216 with the remainder in Australia (n = 5), 109,111,118,210,212 Canada (n = 5) 107,117,120,125,211 and the following: Denmark, 207 France, 218 South Africa 215 and Sweden…”

“…The most common disease area was cancer (n = 22), [99][100][101]107,109,111,116,122,125,128,130,136,[207][208][209][210][212][213][214]216,217 followed by HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (n = 7), 108,110,117,123,127,129,215 cardiac (n = 4: coronary artery disease n = 1, 134 heart failure n = 1, 135 myocardial infarction n = 2 102,211 ), mental health (n = 2: depression n = 1, 115 depression/anxiety n = 1 112 ), arthritis (n = 1), 118 type 2 diabetes (n = 1) 218 and multiple sclerosis (n = 1). 103 The majority of cancer studies focused on male sex-specific cancers (prostate n = 14, 100,101,109,111,121,125,128,136,[208][209][210]212,213 testicular n = 2 …”

“…103 The majority of cancer studies focused on male sex-specific cancers (prostate n = 14, 100,101,109,111,121,125,128,136,[208][209][210]212,213 testicular n = 2 214,216 ), sometimes including comparisons with female cancers (prostate vs. breast n = 4; 100,122,128,212 prostate vs. ovarian n = 1; 136 testicular vs. breast n = 1). 216 The remaining six cancer papers concerned a mixture of cancer types ('any', n = 4), 113,116,207,217 male breast cancer (n = 1) 99 and a comparison across colorectal cancer in men and women, cancer in male and female Chinese patients, and metastatic cancer in women (n = 1).…”

“I wish I’d told them”: A qualitative study examining the unmet psychosexual needs of prostate cancer patients during follow-up after treatment

“…This raises questions about whether there might be improvements needed to existing psychosexual services and how best to facilitate 4 men's access to health care if they experience problems [22,23]. Empirical evidence supports a popular belief that men encounter difficulties disclosing psychological difficulties during consultations [8,[24][25][26]. Health care seeking for mental health difficulties has been described as being particularly challenging to masculinities [27,28], which may exacerbate problems in identifying and addressing patients' psychosexual needs.…”