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Psychosocial Interventions to Improve the Quality of Life for Men with Prostate Cancer: A Network Meta-analysis of 31 Randomized Controlled Trials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

S. Qiu  and
D. Linghui
S. Qiu
Affiliation:
West China Hospital Sichuan University, Urology, Chengdu, China
D. Linghui
Affiliation:
Stroke Clinical Research Unit, Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu–Sichuan. China, Department of Neurology, Chengdu, China

Abstract

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Background

The treatment of prostate cancer (PCa) can trigger a sequence of life-altering decisions that can induce depression and effects on health-related quality of life. We aimed to simultaneously compare all available psychosocial interventions using both direct and indirect data.

Methods

In this systematic review and network meta-analysis, we searched the Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane central register of controlled trials for randomized controlled trials (RCT) published before Oct, 2016, that compared active treatments dealing with psychosocial problems in PCa patients after treatment. The primary outcome was health-related quality of life improvement as measured by the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Psychological morbidity was assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). This study is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42016049621.

Results

We screened 113 potentially eligible studies and identified 31 RCTs, that examined 7 psychosocial interventions in 3643 PCa participants. In terms of SF-36, cognitive behavioral therapy [standard mean difference (SMD) 2·48, credible interval [CrI] 0.23 to 4.46], group based counseling (SMD 1·36, CrI 0·40 to 3·17) had significantly greater effects than usual care. Participants assigned to all assessed interventions had a significantly improvement in depression compared with usual care, except for those assigned to psychoeducational therapy (SMD 0.02, 95% CrI -0.11 to 0.15).

Conclusion

This review shows that cognitive behavioral therapy, group based counseling and exercise may have significant beneficial effects considering SF-36 and HADS when compared with usual care. However, additional well-done research studies are necessary to establish the role of psychosocial interventions in men with PCa.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster Walk: Oncology and Psychiatry and Pain and Treatment Options
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S252 - S253
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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