Louise Dorner Østergaard

ABSTRACT The establishment of a standardized patient involving PRO-intervention for patients with prostate cancer treated with Active Surveillance Louise Dorner Østergaard MScN, Corresponding Author Louise Dorner Østergaard MScN Department of Urology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Correspondence Louise Dorner Østergaard, Department of Urology. Odense Universitets Hospital. J.B Winslows vej 4.

What is known about this topic Electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) studies make it possible to include patients' perspectives on how treatment and diseases affect their quality of life. Although most men diagnosed with prostate cancer are more than 70 years old, few studies include them. Moreover, studies have found it challenging to retain older patients responding via ePRO.

Abstract How do patients, newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, experience their health-related quality of life? There are numerous treatment options, all affecting health-related quality of life in different ways. How each treatment method affects patients is used when guiding these patients in the choice of treatment. However, we are missing knowledge about how the newly diagnosed patient specifically experiences the first year of treatment, supporting the decision making.