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The influence of bilateral orchiectomy on self‐concept: a pilot study
Author(s) -
Montgomery Phyllis,
Santi Gina
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb01032.x
Subject(s) - orchiectomy , medicine , transurethral resection of the prostate , prostate cancer , prostate , urology , surgery , cancer
This pilot study was designed to explore self‐concept alterations in a group of patients undergoing bilateral orchiectomy for treatment of advanced prostate cancer The Tennessee Self‐Concept Scale was used to measure pre‐ and postoperative self‐concept group scores Also, the group of orchiectomy patients was compared to a group of patients undergoing a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for cancer and another group undergoing a TURP for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) The results provide no evidence to suggest that surgical removal of both testicles in a group of males has a significant effect on self‐concept or its indices when compared to a group of men who underwent a TURP, where both groups also were diagnosed with cancer For the group of males who underwent bilateral orchiectomy, no significant differences were detected between the pre‐ and postoperative total self‐concept scores However, statistically significant differences did exist between the group's pre‐ and postoperative physical self scores and identity scores