Sexual rehabilitation after localized prostate cancer: current interventions and future directions

Cancer J. 2009 Jan-Feb;15(1):34-40. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e31819765ef.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Case Management
  • Counseling
  • Goals
  • Group Processes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Models, Psychological
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy
  • Self-Help Groups
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / etiology
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / rehabilitation*
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / etiology
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / rehabilitation*
  • Sexual Partners