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VOL. 5, ISSUE 5 (2018)
Resistive exercises versus aerobic exercises on quality of life in prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen suppression therapy
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Abeer A Mohamed, Dr. Samah H Nagib, Dr. Walid A Ibrahim, Dr. Hamada R Mohammed
Abstract
Androgen suppression therapy (AST) serves an important role in the treatment of patients with prostate cancer. However, AST leads a number of well-established toxicity-related musculoskeletal deficits (e.g., skeletal muscle loss, and strength), osteoporosis and skeletal fractures that can substantially reduce quality of life, physical function, and independence. Physical exercise has been suggested as a key lifestyle intervention due to its potential to limit and even reverse such toxicities. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine which is more effective in improving quality oflife in prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen suppression therapy: Resistive or Aerobic exercises? Subjects and Methods: Thirty patients who had prostate cancer undergoing AST were randomly divided into 2 equal groups each one has 15 patients. Group A included 15 patients who received resistive exercise for two months/ 3times per week, Group B included 15 patients who received low volume aerobic exercise for two months/ 3times per week. Short Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) was used to measure quality of life in both groups. Results: The results of this study showed significant increase in several aspects of quality of life in group A that used resistive exercises over group B that used aerobic exercise including (PF, P= 0.001; RP, P= 0.01; GH, P= 0.02; VT, P= 0.004; SF, P=0.002; MH, P= 0.01). Conclusion: It was concluded that resistive exercises had a greater value and more significant effect compared with aerobic exercises in improving QOL in patients with prostate cancer undergoing androgen suppression therapy evaluated by Short Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) and therefore reverses its related side effects.
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Pages:85-89
How to cite this article:
Abeer A Mohamed, Dr. Samah H Nagib, Dr. Walid A Ibrahim, Dr. Hamada R Mohammed "Resistive exercises versus aerobic exercises on quality of life in prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen suppression therapy". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 5, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 85-89
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