‘Beyond Treatment’: Clinical and psychosocial predictors of health-related quality of life of patients with prostate cancer

The functional assessment of cancer therapy-prostate scale revealed notably low health-related quality of life scores among men with prostate cancer in the two municipalities of Ghana's Volta Region. Untreated patients reported better emotional and physical well-being, while treated patients had slightly better social and functional well-being. Overall scores were higher in untreated patients. Erectile dysfunction, bowel issues, anxiety and older age significantly reduced performance on the scale. Marriage positively predicted better quality of life outcomes. Clinical or symptom burden and psychosocial factors had a greater impact on overall quality of life than treatment status, emphasising the need for comprehensive care.