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Title: | Development of an animated model to improve patients' understanding of pelvic floor exercises prior to radical prostatectomy. |
Epworth Authors: | Crowe, Helen Wootten, Addie Dowrick, Adam Costello, Anthony |
Other Authors: | Morrison, Shan Nahon, Irmina |
Keywords: | Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises PFME Urinary Incontinence Prostatectomy Education of Patients Epworth Research Institute Research Week July 2016 Epworth Prostate Centre, Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
Issue Date: | Jul-2016 |
Conference Name: | Epworth Research Institute Research Week July 2016 |
Conference Location: | Epworth HealthCare, Richmond, Victoria, Australia. |
Abstract: | The prevalence of reported urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy varies widely (2% to 60%), albeit at varying times after operation. The majority of men will experience some level of urinary incontinence in the first few months post treatment. Some recent research has shown that patients who correctly perform pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) have a better rate of returning to urinary continence post radical prostatectomy. However one study found that 30% of healthy males had difficulty performing PFME correctly. The aim of this project was to develop an animated pelvic floor model, for use in the education of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11434/742 |
Type: | Conference Poster |
Affiliated Organisations: | Men's and Women's Health Physiotherapy, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia. Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, ACT, Australia. Department of Urology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. |
Appears in Collections: | Cancer Services Epworth Prostate Centre Research Week UroRenal, Vascular |
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