Incontinence Morbidity Following Radical Prostatectomy: Psychosocial Impact on African American and White Men
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine how ethnicity and age influence psychosocial adaptation to urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy. This study will: (1) characterize the impact of postprostatectomy urinary incontinence qualitatively in African American and white men; and (2) identify how individual identity, including ethnic background and age, effect one's perception of incontinence morbidity and it's influence on psychosocial adaptation to illness. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies have been proposed to be used in two separate study phases. In Phase One 90-minute telephone interviews have been completed with 6 men, aged 50 to 75 years. A quota sample of 20% continent men (n = 8) will be recruited so that perceptions of incontinent men can be compared with responses of continent men. Data from Phase One are being analyzed using methods informed by grounded theory. Eligible men have been recruited from a Middle Atlantic Veterans Administration Medical Center and a New England-based University-affiliated Medical Center.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA428527
Entities
People
- Jack A. Clark
- Lorrie L. Powel