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Cues to Participation in Prostate Cancer Screening: A Theory for Practice

Anita S. Nivens
JoAnne Herman
Sally P. Weinrich
Martin C. Weinrich
ONF 2001, 1449-1456 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To develop and test the Cues to Participation in Prostate Cancer Screening Theory, which proposes that exposure to information from certain sources cues or triggers screening. Design: Descriptive correlational. Setting: 11 counties of a southeastern state. Sample: Convenience...
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Mastery of Postprostatectomy Incontinence and Impotence: His Work, Her Work, Our Work

Sally L. Maliski
MarySue V. Heilemann
Ruth McCorkle
ONF 2001, 986-992 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To describe couples' experiences of postprostatectomy incontinence and impotence. Design: Descriptive, qualitative. Setting: Northeastern U.S. metropolitan area. Sample: Subsample of 20 (10 control and 10 intervention) couples from a large quantitative clinical trial of a...
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Quality of Life, Health Outcomes, and Identity for Patients With Prostate Cancer in Five Different Treatment Groups

Michael E. Galbraith
Jose M. Ramirez
Leli W. Pedro
ONF 2001, 551-560 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To describe how different treatments for prostate cancer affect health-related quality of life (QOL), health status, and masculinity. Design: Longitudinal survey design with descriptive, correlational, and comparative elements. Setting: A tertiary medical center and associated...
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Management of Androgen Deprivation Therapy–Associated Hot Flashes in Men With Prostate Cancer

Yousef Qan’ir
Darrell DeDeaux
Paul A. Godley
Deborah K. Mayer
Lixin Song
ONF 2019, 46(4), E107-E118 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.E107-E118
Problem Identification: To determine best practices for managing hot flashes associated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in men with prostate cancer. Literature Search: The CINAHL®, Embase®, PsycINFO®, PubMed®, and Scopus® databases were used to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs)...
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Prostate Cancer: How Nurse Practitioners Can Aid in Disease Diagnosis and Management

Myriam Jean Cadet
Deborah “Hutch” Allen
Jacqueline Patterson-Johnson
CJON 2019, 23(3), 247-250 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.247-250
Early diagnosis and management of prostate cancer is crucial to providing safe, high-quality care to patients. Understanding the complexities of the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer can help nurse practitioners (NPs) make timely decisions to assess a patient’s complaints and consider...
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