Body Image Perception and Social Support Are Important Predictors of Quality of Life in Bladder Cancer Patients after Cystectomy with Urinary Diversion
Body image perception and social support are important psychosociological factors that affect QoL of bladder cancer patients post-RC. Targeted psychosocial interventions could be promising for improving QoL patients post-RC.
Authors
- Leah Schmidt
- Björn Büdenbender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-1224)
- Maximilian C. Kriegmair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0344-3590)
- Britta Grüne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1593-217X)
- Malin Nientiedt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7753-8982)
- Georg W. Alpers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9896-5158)
- Anja K Blum
- Nicolas Carl
Institutions
- University of Mannheim (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- University Medical Centre Mannheim (DE)
- Urologische Klinik München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urologia Internationalis
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000541223
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55