Integration of Yoga in the Management of Patients Undergoing Surgery for Prostate Cancer A Pilot Study
| Autor: | Deepak Chandran Nair, Abhishek Laddha, Appu Thomas, Greeshma C Ravindran, Ginil Kumar Pooleri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Amrita Journal of Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 6-8 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0975-9662 2772-2805 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/AMJM.AMJM_1_20 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Integration of yoga in health-care management has beneficial effects in the management of many health-related issues with improved outcomes with no added cost. We conducted a pilot study to study the feasibility of yoga in the integrated management of patients with localized prostate cancer undergoing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy. Methods: This prospective pilot study included twenty patients who underwent robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy between June 2019 and November 2019. The overall effects of yoga on health-related quality of life, recovery of urinary continence, and erectile function were the primary endpoints of our study. Results: Patients in the yoga group had significantly better continence rates at 1 month (90% vs. 50%) with better functional outcomes as compared to the control group at 1-month follow-up. The difference in sexual recovery was not significant in each group at 1-month follow-up. Conclusion: Yoga can be safely integrated in the postoperative management of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy with no short-term adverse side effects on overall outcomes. Conclusion: Yoga can be safely integrated in the postoperative management of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy with no short-term adverse side effects on overall outcomes. |
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