Informing the development of a nurse-led survivorship intervention for men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy: A qualitative exploratory study.

Sara, SAM; Heneka, N; Chambers, SK; Dunn, J; Terry, VR

Informing the development of a nurse-led survivorship intervention for men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy: A qualitative exploratory study.

Sara, SAM Heneka, N Chambers, SK Dunn, J Terry, VR

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Citation:: Eur J Oncol Nurs, 2025, 79, pp. 103002
Issue Date:: 2025-12

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dc.contributor.author	Sara, SAM
dc.contributor.author	Heneka, N
dc.contributor.author	Chambers, SK
dc.contributor.author	Dunn, J
dc.contributor.author	Terry, VR
dc.date.accessioned	2026-02-19T23:24:10Z
dc.date.available	2025-10-07
dc.date.available	2026-02-19T23:24:10Z
dc.date.issued	2025-12
dc.identifier.citation	Eur J Oncol Nurs, 2025, 79, pp. 103002
dc.identifier.issn	1462-3889
dc.identifier.issn	1532-2122
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/193661
dc.description.abstract	PURPOSE: To inform the development of a nurse-led survivorship intervention for men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). METHODS: Qualitative exploratory study using semi-structured interviews with men undergoing ADT and specialist nurses. Recruitment occurred purposively via Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia networks. Interview recordings were transcribed and thematically analysed. Reporting adheres to COREQ guidelines. FINDINGS: Ten men and ten nurses were interviewed. Thematic analysis of interviews identified four key themes related to the importance of tailored information provision; the value of timely, personalised and accessible support from health professionals; men's preparedness for managing the impact of ADT; program preferences for a survivorship program for men on ADT. Men felt inadequately prepared for the side-effects of ADT and called for clearer, tailored information and personalised support extending beyond initiation of treatment. Nurses acknowledged that ADT side-effects are debilitating and challenging to manage and called for a guided education and support program targeted to individual needs with evidence-based resources, tools and checklists. CONCLUSIONS: ADT has a debilitating impact on physical and psychological health, and quality of life. Nurse-led survivorship interventions are needed that are flexible and tailorable to individual needs that men themselves express, incorporating nurses' delivery preferences in order to maximise effectiveness. Men prescribed ADT should be provided with a tailored education and support program and connected to a trained Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse for ongoing, personalised support.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Eur J Oncol Nurs
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ejon.2025.103002
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing, 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.subject.classification	3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
dc.subject.classification	4203 Health services and systems
dc.subject.classification	4205 Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Prostatic Neoplasms
dc.subject.mesh	Androgen Antagonists
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Survivorship
dc.subject.mesh	Cancer Survivors
dc.subject.mesh	Interviews as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Oncology Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Prostatic Neoplasms
dc.subject.mesh	Androgen Antagonists
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Interviews as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Oncology Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Cancer Survivors
dc.subject.mesh	Survivorship
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Prostatic Neoplasms
dc.subject.mesh	Androgen Antagonists
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Survivorship
dc.subject.mesh	Cancer Survivors
dc.subject.mesh	Interviews as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Oncology Nursing
dc.title	Informing the development of a nurse-led survivorship intervention for men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy: A qualitative exploratory study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	79
utslib.location.activity	Scotland
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
utslib.for	1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2026-02-19T23:24:08Z
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pubs.volume	79

Abstract:

PURPOSE: To inform the development of a nurse-led survivorship intervention for men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). METHODS: Qualitative exploratory study using semi-structured interviews with men undergoing ADT and specialist nurses. Recruitment occurred purposively via Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia networks. Interview recordings were transcribed and thematically analysed. Reporting adheres to COREQ guidelines. FINDINGS: Ten men and ten nurses were interviewed. Thematic analysis of interviews identified four key themes related to the importance of tailored information provision; the value of timely, personalised and accessible support from health professionals; men's preparedness for managing the impact of ADT; program preferences for a survivorship program for men on ADT. Men felt inadequately prepared for the side-effects of ADT and called for clearer, tailored information and personalised support extending beyond initiation of treatment. Nurses acknowledged that ADT side-effects are debilitating and challenging to manage and called for a guided education and support program targeted to individual needs with evidence-based resources, tools and checklists. CONCLUSIONS: ADT has a debilitating impact on physical and psychological health, and quality of life. Nurse-led survivorship interventions are needed that are flexible and tailorable to individual needs that men themselves express, incorporating nurses' delivery preferences in order to maximise effectiveness. Men prescribed ADT should be provided with a tailored education and support program and connected to a trained Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse for ongoing, personalised support.

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