PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of Telephone-enforced Preoperative Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise (TP-PFME) for prostate cancer patients on Urinary Incontinence (UI), Urinary Function (UF) related satisfaction, depression, and Quality of Life (QoL).
METHODS
A non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design was used with 85 participants. The two experimental groups (EG) began the PFME protocol two weeks prior to surgery. The subjects in the EG I received telephone calls to reinforce the PFME protocol. The comparison group began the PFME protocol after their surgery. Data were analyzed by the SPSS/WIN 21.0 using descriptive statistics, chi2 test, One-way ANOVA, Fisher's exact test, and Repeated measures ANOVA.
RESULTS
EG I showed higher performance of PFME at one (p=.001) and three months (p=.015) after surgery than the comparison group. Comparison group showed significantly more severe UI at one (p=.002) and three months (p=.006) after surgery and reported lower UF related satisfaction than EG I at one month after surgery (p=.015). Participants in both experimental groups reported higher QoL scores (p=.001) at three months following surgery than those in the comparison group. There were no significant differences in depression among the three groups.
CONCLUSION
The findings from this study suggest that preoperative TP-PFME was effective in decreasing the perceived severity of UI as well as increasing UF related satisfaction and QoL.

Citations

• The Effect of Post-prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence on Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Prostate Cancer
  Jeong Hyun Kim, Yeon Soo Jang, Young Deuk Choi, Eui Geum Oh
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2019; 31(3): 293.     CrossRef
• Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Patients with Radical Prostatectomy
  Hyo Jung Park, Yoonju Lee
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2019; 31(2): 190.     CrossRef