https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Improving sexual health in men with prostate cancer: randomised controlled trial of exercise and psychosexual therapies https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:16769 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:29:25 AEST ]]> Exercise maintains sexual activity in men undergoing androgen suppression for prostate cancer: a randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19644 n=29) or usual care control (n=28). Sexual activity was assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer prostate cancer-specific quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-PR25). Results: QLQ-PR25 data were log transformed and analysis of covariance was used to compare sexual activity between groups following the intervention adjusted for baseline activity. No differences in sexual activity were observed between the exercise and control groups before the intervention. There was a significant (P=0.045) adjusted group difference in sexual activity following the 12-week intervention. Patients undergoing usual care decreased sexual activity while patients in the exercise program maintained their level of sexual activity. At baseline, 20.6 and 22.2% of participants in the exercise and control groups reported a major interest in sex (that is, high libido). Following the intervention, the exercise group had a significantly higher percentage of participants reporting a major interest in sex (exercise=17.2% vs control=0%; P=0.024). Conclusions: Participation in a short-term exercise program resulted in the maintenance of sexual activity in prostate cancer patients undergoing AST.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:01:09 AEDT ]]>