Purpose:Anxiety can worsen prostate cancer patients’ decision making and quality of life. Early identification of anxiety disorders is thus very important for excellent prostate cancer treatment. This study aimed to determine the levels of anxiety in patients with early-stage prostate cancer compared with advanced-stage disease.Methods:This cross-sectional study was performed at the Department of Urology, ‘Cipto Mangunkusumo’ Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia. The subjects were early-stage prostate cancer patients and advanced-stage prostate cancer patients with bone metastatic lesions proved by bone scan. Comparative analysis was done to analyze anxiety scores assessed by use of an 11-item modified Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC) questionnaire. We also assessed the relationship of the MAX-PC score with age, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value, number of bone metastases, and pain. Data were analyzed by using SPSS ver. 17 (SPSS Inc.).Results:There were 34 subjects with early-stage prostate cancer and 34 subjects with advanced-stage prostate cancer. We found that the mean anxiety score was significantly lower (P=0.0001) in the early-stage prostate cancer group (8.32±3.65) than in the advanced-stage prostate cancer group (12.61±4.56). Nine subjects had a pathological MAX-PC score (≥16), of whom 1 subject had early-stage disease and 8 subjects had advanced-stage disease. Furthermore, there were significant positive correlations (P<0.001) between MAX-PC score and visual analogue scale pain score (r=0.633), PSA value (r=0.263), and number of bone metastatic lesions (r=0.464). However, the correlation between age and anxiety score was not significant (P=0.170).Conclusions:The MAX-PC anxiety score was significantly associated with the stage of prostate cancer. Furthermore, visual analogue scale pain score, PSA value, and number of bone metastatic lesions can also affect the MAX-PC anxiety score.

Objective: Aim of this study was to describe urodynamic utility pattern among Urologists in Indonesia especially in treating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), urinary retention, overactive bladder (OAB), stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and urologic pediatric cases. Materials & methods: Subjects were Indonesian Urologists who attended urological scientific meetings or workshop in Jakarta between February-July2014. They were given questionnaires about urodynamics and its indications. Results: One hundred and eight Urologists completed and returned the questionnaires out of 303 Urologists in Indonesia. Thirty eight Urologists worked at hospitals where urodynamic machine is available, the rest sent their urodynamic cases elsewhere. Most of Urologists ordered urodynamics for LUTS patients with neurological deficit (84.3%) and weak anal sphincter tone/bulbocavernosus reflex (62.0%). In OAB cases, urodynamics was used in cases with failure of medical therapy (70.4%) and neurological deficit (68.5%). Two most common indication criterias in SUI cases were failure of conservative therapy (70.4%) and mixed incontinence cases (SUI with OAB) (60.2%). Neurological deficit (66.7%) and urinary incontinence (26.9%) were the most frequent urodynamic indications applied in children. Conclusion: We described the urodynamic utility pattern among Indonesian Urologists. Availability of urodynamic machine, patient economic capabilities, guideline availability on urodynamics could be the factors affecting this pattern.

Objective: Open radical nephrectomy can be performed through midline or chevron incision. This study aims to compare the quality of life between midline and chevron incision in open radical the nephrectomy since comparison studies between these approach focused on quality life are still lacking. Methods: This study includes total 31 patients that underwent open radical nephrectomy in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Indonesia. The subjects were divided into midline and chevron groups using simple random sampling. Modified WHOQOL BREF and VAS pain score were compared between these groups. Results: Total 31 subjects included, with a male: female ratio 2.33:1 and age mean 49.81±13.1 with the incidence are highest at 41-60 years old. In our study, most subjects were diagnosed in T3-T4 with 58,07% overall. Clear cell renal cell carcinoma is the most frequent pathology result with 41,93% followed by Paper Renal cell Carcinoma 12.90%. VAS score is higher in Chevron group with result 2,47±1,40 compare to Midline group with 2,13±1,99. Match to the VAS score result, The Modified WHOQOL BREF Chevron group with mean 71,80±10,24 is lower than Midline group with Widyasmara et al.; JAMPS, 20(4): 1-7, 2019; Article no.JAMPS.34924 2 77,69±13,65. However, these differences are not statistically significant. The midline group was recorded two complications (IVC and spleen injury), whereas one complication (IVC injury) recorded in chevron group. Conclusion: Both chevron and the midline are safe methods for open nephrectomy. Even the midline incision show better VAS score and quality of life, and there are no significant differences between midline or chevron incision in postoperative quality of life, VAS scores and intraoperative bleeding. Original Research Article