Resistive exercises versus aerobic exercises on quality of life in prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen suppression therapy / Abeer Ahmed Mohamed Kamal ; Supervised Samah Hosney Nagib , Walid Ahmed Ibrahim , Hamada Rashad Mohamed Abdelkader

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine which is more effective in improving quality of life in patients with prostate cancer undergoing androgen suppression therapy: Resistive or Aerobic exercises? Subjects: Thirty patients who had prostate cancer undergoing androgen suppression therapy 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. Assessment: Short Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) was used to measure quality of life in both groups. Results: No statistically significant difference detected between both groups as regard postoperative Bodily pain (BP) or Role Emotional (RE), But there was significant difference detected between both groups as regard postoperative physical functioning (PF), Role physical (RP), General health (GH), Vitality (VT), Social functioning (SF) and Mental health (MH). Conclusion: 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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