Sexual rehabilitation after localized prostate cancer: current interventions and future directions.
Many published articles have documented the impact of prostate-cancer treatment on sexual functioning in men treated for localized disease. Surprisingly, the literature on interventions to rehabilitate men's sexual functioning is much more limited. In this article, we review the sexual-rehabilitation interventions for prostate-cancer patients and identify a number of common themes across interventions. We also identify areas where further research is needed and propose a conceptual model based on psychologic and nursing theories and informed by the published research.
Latini
David M
DM
Scott Department of Urology and Dan L Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. david.latini@va.gov
Hart
Stacey L
SL
Coon
David W
DW
Knight
Sara J
SJ
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D019090:Case Management; D003376:Counseling; D006040:Goals; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012747:Sexual Partners