Journal of Men's Health - Volume 6, Number 2

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Editorial
Restricted accessEditorialFirst published June, 2009pp. 86-87
Male,young,unemployed,sick,…
Siegfried Meryn
News
Restricted accessNewsFirst published June, 2009pp. 88-92
WCMH 6th Biennial World Congress on Mens Health and Gender
News
Restricted accessNewsFirst published June, 2009pp. 93-94
EMHF welcomes Europe's first men's health policy
Editorial
Restricted accessEditorialFirst published June, 2009pp. 95-97
Men's under use of health services – finding alternative approaches
Alan WhiteKarl Witty
Editorial
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Facilitating healthy aging among men: making some impact
Richard Sadovsky
Editorial
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Men,gender and health 2009 – the Norwegian view
Øystein Gullvåg Holter
Review article
Restricted accessReview articleFirst published June, 2009pp. 105-113
Getting men's health onto a policy agenda - charting the development of a National Men's Health Policy in Ireland
Noel RichardsonPaula C. Carroll
Abstract
In January 2009, the Department of Health and Children in Ireland published a national men's health policy. The policy was developed following an extensive research and consultation process. The need for a specific policy focus on men's health was identified in Ireland's National Health Strategy in 2001. This prompted the Department of Health and Children to fund a 3-year men's health research project, the findings of which were launched at the first National Conference on men's health in Ireland, which took place in December 2004. An inter-Departmental and multi-sectoral Steering Group was appointed to oversee the development of the policy. Under the terms of reference of the Steering Group, an extensive and nationwide consultation process was undertaken with all relevant stakeholders. The findings from this consultation process, together with an extensive review of the evidence underpinning the issues raised, were then translated into concrete policy recommendations and actions. These recommendations and actions address a broad range of men's health issues and have implications in terms of gender-mainstreaming men's health across a number of government departments. This paper will describe the background to the policy, outline the methodologies and key principles used for policy development and summarise the key policy recommendations. It will also reflect on some of the key lessons learned and on the challenges in terms of making the policy succeed.
Research article
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published June, 2009pp. 114-122
Distress from lower urinary tract symptoms and its effect on the quality of life in Swedish men
Gabriella Engström
Abstract
Abstract Background:
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common in men and while symptoms have been described as being associated with distress, less attention has been paid to Quality of Life (QoL). The aim of this study was to describe how distress from LUTS affects QoL in men.
Methods:
The study included 1008, 40–80 year-old, men living in a municipality in Sweden. Participants completed the SF-36 Health Survey and the Danish Prostatic Symptom Score (DAN-PSS). The SF-36 questionnaire measures health status in eight general areas and the DAN-PSS questionnaire measures severity, frequency and distress resulting from LUTS.
Results:
In all, 63% of the men reported that they experienced some degree of distress related to LUTS. The mean SF-36 scores were significantly lower in all the dimensions evaluated among men who experienced low distress from nocturia, daytime frequency, straining and post micturition dribbling than among men without distress from these symptoms. Furthermore, men with low distress from weak stream reported lower SF-36 scores for all evaluated dimensions except for physical functioning (PF) than men without distress from weak stream. Men with moderate/major distress from incomplete emptying had a decreased QoL compared to men with low distress from incomplete emptying.
Conclusions:
Distress from lower urinary tract symptoms reduced QoL in men. Even when low distress is experienced, QoL is reduced. Identification of the distress impact on QoL is warranted to restore QoL, but also to identify optimal treatment.
Other
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Research article
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Prostate cancer is associated with the metabolic syndrome
Subhashini YaturuCharlton Fort
Abstract
Abstract Background:
Obesity has been linked consistently to an increased risk of developing several malignancies, including cancers of the breast, colon, kidney, pancreas, and gallbladder. The link between obesity and the metabolic syndrome (MS) remains elusive. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the MS and diabetes at initial diagnosis of prostate cancer and to evaluate the relationship between the components of the MS in subjects with prostate cancer.
Methods:
In a retrospective study, we reviewed clinical data, specifically the components of the metabolic syndrome (MS), to evaluate the prevalence of the MS and diabetes at the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Results:
At initial diagnosis among 1408 subjects with prostate cancer, 60% of these subjects had the MS and 29% had diabetes. Among those subjects with the MS, 38% had diabetes and 89% had hypertension. Hypertension, elevated blood glucose levels, elevated body mass index, low high density lipoproteins and high triglycerides were the leading components of the MS, while low density lipoprotein cholesterol played a lesser role.
Conclusions:
We conclude that the prevalence of the MS is high in subjects with prostate cancer.
Review article
Restricted accessReview articleFirst published June, 2009pp. 130-131
Understanding Men and Health: Masculinities,Identities and Wellbeing Robertson Steve,2007. Open University Press,192pp. ISBN: 9780335221561,Paperback,Price: £21.99
Lesley Doyal
Research article
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published June, 2009pp. 132-132
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