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Volume 5, Issue 4 (Suppl) Occup Med Health Aff
ISSN: 2329-6879 OMHA, an open access journal Health Congress 2017
October 16-17, 2017
October 16-17, 2017 Dubai, UAE
12th World Congress on
Industrial Health, Healthcare and Medical Tourism
Living experiences of men suffering from prostate cancer: A qualitative study
Sudhir Gupta, Srinivasan P and Sanasam Bankim
Maharishi Markandeshwar University, India
Background: Prostate cancer and its treatment generally have a major impact on men’s life. Patients’ suffering from prostate
cancer may have emotional instability and who are on treatment for prostate cancer feel inability to fulfill their respective roles
in the family, feel insufficient at work and in the activities, they used to enjoy.
Aim: To assess the living experiences of men suffering from prostate cancer.
Methodology: The research approach adopted for the study was qualitative and design was descriptive phenomenological
research design. A total of 10 men suffering from prostate cancer who met the inclusion criteria were selected for the study
using criterion sampling technique. The study was conducted in Grecian Super Specialty Cancer Hospital of Mohali, India.
The tool used for the study consisted of structured performa regarding demographic variable and open-ended interview guide
to assess the living experience of men suffering from prostate cancer. Interview guide consisted of 14 items to explore feelings,
expectation and issues of men suffering from prostate cancer. Data was collected till data saturation. Interviews were audio-
taped and transcribed verbatim. Rigor was maintained using Lincoln and Guba model. A theoretical framework was developed
and thematic analysis was done to synthesis the data. Interview of each men were transcribed using Giorgi’s method of analysis.
Results: Men explored their experiences with prostate cancer related to physical, mental and emotional aspects, care and
support from health care professionals and family and problem faced during and after the diagnosis. A total of 4 themes and
10 subthemes were identified from the analysis of qualitative data. The major themes emerged were corroboration of illness,
illness and impact, treatment and expectations and quality of life. Prostate cancer had a noticeable impact on men’s views
about prostate cancer as the verbatim revealed that most of the participants worried about confirmation of prostate cancer as
they had many questions in their mind that what would happen after the confirmation. Majority of the participants had lots of
impact on their health as they became week and their physical health was much affected. Most of the participants had taken
good and expected treatment to overcome prostate cancer like radiation therapy, some participants had undergone operation.
Some of the participants reported that they had confronted other illness too such as psychological stress, anxiety and side
effects of chemotherapy.
Conclusion: The study concluded that most of the participants expressed that the prostate cancer can affect their health and
also stated that they were afraid about the consequences but participants showed positive attitude towards the management of
prostate cancer as they knew very well that it could be treated. Participants expressed that prostate cancer not only affect them
but could also affect their family and friends.
Biography
Sudhir Gupta is currently an MSc Nursing student, working on his research project in Mental Health Nursing. His open and constructive theoretical framework
developed from qualitative study and constructive ideas will help in improving the living pattern of men suffering from prostate cancer and bring certain changes in
mode of treatment based on their living experiences.
Sudhir Gupta et al., Occup Med Health Aff 2017, 5:4 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2329-6879-C1-038