A one-day couple group intervention to enhance sexual recovery for surgically treated men with prostate cancer and their partners: a pilot study.
Researchers evaluated the acceptance and effectiveness of a group intervention that provided education about post-prostatectomy sexual recovery and peer support for couples. Couples valued the intervention and retained the information. Partners became accepting of erectile dysfunction and communicated more openly about upsetting topics.
Departments of Urology and Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Wittmann
Chang
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Staci
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Mitchell
David P
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Wood
Victor
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Hola
Steve
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Thelen-Perry
James E
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Montie
D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018454:Spouses