Quality of Social life for Patients with Prostate Cancer

Abstract: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men.
It affects middle-aged and older men and usually has an indolent but progressive clinical course. Purpose of the
study: This study purpose is to: Assess quality of social life of patients with prostate cancer .Design: descriptive
exploratory design was used for the present study Sample: quota sample. Setting: The study was conducted in
Oncology Department Unite at two setting: Menoufia University Hospital and Shebien –Elkoom Teaching Hospital
in Menoufia Gogernorate. Instruments: Prostatic cancer interviewing questionnaire contained consisted of 3 parts.
Part I: Socio-demographic interviewing questionnaire Part II: Prostate cancer interviewing questionnaire (medical
history). Part III Quality of social life interviewing questionnaire including social. Results: more than half of the
studied sample (54.0%) had low quality of social status, while one-fifth (20.0%) of them had moderate quality of
social status. Conclusion: more than half of the study participants experienced poor quality of psychological life.
Recommendations: In light of the study findings, the following recommendations are proposed: Improving the
men’s knowledge concerning prostate cancer toward stress management and lifestyle modifications.