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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2019

Cross-sectional study of patient-reported fatigue, physical activity and cardiovascular status in men after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Ruth E Ashton, Garry A Tew, Wendy A Robson, John M Saxton, Jonathan J Aning

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. Supported progressive resistance exercise training to counter the adverse side effects of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a randomised controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  4. Long-term outcomes among localized prostate cancer survivors: prospective predictors for return-to-work three years after cancer rehabilitation.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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Ruth E AshtonDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. rutheashton@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6282-0352
Garry A TewDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Wendy A RobsonDepartment of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
John M SaxtonDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Jonathan J AningBristol Urological Institute, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.

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The Urology Foundation RPJ02347
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePatient-reported fatigue after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) has not been characterised to date. Fatigue after other prostate cancer (PCa) treatments is known to impact on patient-reported quality of life. The aim of this study was to characterise fatigue, physical activity levels and cardiovascular status post-RARP.

methodsBetween October 2016 and March 2017, men post-RARP or on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) were invited into the study. Participants were asked to complete the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) and Stage of Change and Scottish Physical Activity Questionnaires (SPAQ) over a 2-week period. Outcome measures were patient-reported fatigue, physical activity levels and the 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease (Q-Risk). Data were analysed in SPSS.

results96/117 (82%) men approached consented to participate; of these, 62/96 (65%) returned complete questionnaire data (RARP n = 42, ADT n = 20). All men reported fatigue with 9/42 (21%) post-RARP reporting clinically significant fatigue. Physical activity did not correlate with fatigue. On average, both groups were overweight (BMI 27.0 ± 3.9 kg/m

conclusionsA proportion of men is at increased risk of cardiovascular disease within 10 years post-RARP and have substantial levels of fatigue; therefore, clinicians should consider including these factors when counselling patients about RARP. Additionally, men post-RARP did not meet the recommended guidelines for resistance-based exercise. Future research is needed to establish whether interventions including resistance-based exercise can improve health and fatigue levels in this population.

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AgedAndrogen AntagonistsCross-Sectional StudiesExerciseFatigueHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsQuality of LifeRobotic Surgical ProceduresSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeAndrogen AntagonistsFatiguePhysical activityProstate cancerProstatectomy

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PMCPMC6825227

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