Systematic review of self-management programs for prostate cancer patients, a quality of life and self-efficacy meta-analysis.

Abstract

To investigate the efficacy of self-management interventions on quality of life and/or self-efficacy in patients diagnosed with prostate cancer through a systematic review with meta-analysis. A search was conducted from database inception to March 2022 across three databases. Randomized controlled trials were included. Two reviewers performed independent data extraction and methodologic quality assessment of the studies. A total of fifteen studies were included in the study. Self-management interventions were identified by the Practical Reviews in Self-Management Support. The meta-analysis showed that self-management interventions have a significant effect on self-efficacy CONCLUSION: Self-management programs could have positive effects on quality of life and improve self-efficacy in prostate cancer patients. Self-management components may be heterogeneous but show positive results in improving self-efficacy in prostate cancer survivors. Including self-management components in the rehabilitation of prostate survivors can improve their quality of life.