La qualità della vita del paziente col tumore alla prostata sottoposto a trattamento radioterapico: uno studio prospettico

Thi s study ai me d to evaluate health-related quality of life o f patient
s with prostatic can cer (PCa) undergoing ra di ation therapy.
28 pati en ts w ith newly diag nosed Pca and 25 heal thy subjects
comp leted the followi ng que stionna ire s: EORTC QLQ-C30 , Internatio
nal Pros tate Symp tom Sco re, In ternatio nal Inde x of Erec tile
Fun ction at three tim e in te rvals: bas eline, mid-treatment, e nd of
treatment.
Mul tivaried va ria nce an aly sis in di cat ed th at ra dioth erapy is associat
ed mainly to defici ts on p hysi cal dimension of quality of life
(ge nit al and gastroi ntestin al toxicit y - but not urinary sy mptom s),
while had n o effect on funct ion al, social, and emoti onal well -being,
The to xicit y related to radio therapy is an importan t parameter
for the quality of li fe of p atients with prostate cancer. What emerge
d from th e study may he lp t he ps ych olo gist to direct his inter v ention
to the issue s mostly afflicting the patie nts.