Defining of the Supportive Care Needs of Using Hormone Therapy Patients Have Prostate Cancer and Caregivers

Abstract Introduction This study aims to describe ways to alleviate the problems faced by prostate cancer patients undergoing using hormone therapy, as well as supporting their caregivers . It also describes the support care service needs of these two groups. Methods: This is a cross-sectional definitive study. The study involved 66 prostate cancer patients and 64 caregivers. Results 79.9% of the caregivers were female and 43.8 % were patients’ wives. 36% of the patients had 80-90% performance rates on the Karnofsky scale. 9.32% of patients required support for sexual issues before and after the diagnosis, and 46.27% needed supportive care for water retention. Of the caregivers, 40.88% needed family support, and 21.25% needed social services support. It was found that prostate cancer patients receiving hormone therapy and their caregivers had a range of supportive care needs due to the difficulties they faced.