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Health Related Quality of Life among Patients with Prostate Cancer in Erbil, Iraq

, Hiwa Ahmed Omar, Berivan Star Hamad Ameen, , Bakhtyar Othman Omer, · Erbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery · 2025

Background and objectives: Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer that affects men, especially older men. The quality of life of men with prostate cancer is affected by several things, such as how long it has been since they were diagnosed and their body mass index. The study aims to identify health-related quality of life domains of participants and compare health-related quality of life among prostatic cancer patients with their body mass index and time passed from cancer diagnosis. Methods: A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2024 to February 2025 on 100 male patients with prostate cancer. Sociodemographic da-ta forms and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of life questionnaires (core 30) and the Prostate Cancer Module (25 items) were used to col-lect data from the participants. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse data by using the Statistical Package for the Social Science SPSS (version 25). Results: Half of the participants were aged 70 or older, and more than half were illiterate and retired. Health-related quality of life function scores differed significan

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