Conclusion There is preliminary evidence to suggest that a variety of physical activity behaviour change interventions targeting men with a history of prostate cancer can be efficacious , at least in the short term .
Purpose Men who are survivors of prostate cancer report a variety of psychological and physical factors contributing to a lower quality of life , and physical activity can assist to mitigate these issues .
This review aims to provide a summary of physical activity behaviour change trials targeting prostate cancer survivors , assess the feasibility of these interventions and , if possible , identify intervention and study characteristics associated with significant intervention effects .
Quality of life impact of treatments for localized prostate cancer: cohort study with a 5 year follow-up.
PURPOSE To assess long-term quality of life ( QoL ) impact of treatments in localized prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostatectomy , external beam radiotherapy or brachytherapy .  MATERIAL AND METHODS Observational , prospect i ve cohort study with pre-treatment QoL evaluation and follow-up until five years after treatment . 704 patients with low or intermediate risk localized prostate cancer were consecutively recruited in 2003 - 2005 .  QoL was measured by the EPIC question naire , with urinary irritative-obstructive , incontinence , bowel , sexual , and hormonal scores ( ranging 0 - 100 ) . RESULTS Brachytherapy 's  QoL impact was restricted to the urinary domain , Generalized Estimating Equation models showed score changes at five years of -12.0 ( 95 % CI=-15.0 , -9.0 ) in incontinence and -5.3 ( 95 % CI=-7.5 , -3.1 ) in irritative-obstructive scales . Compared to brachytherapy , radical prostatectomy fared + 3.3 ( 95 % CI=+0.0 , + 6.5 ) points better in irritative-obstructive but -17.1 ( 95 % CI=-22.7 , -11.5 ) worse in incontinence . Sexual deterioration was observed in radical prostatectomy ( -19.1 ; 95 % CI=-25.1 , -13.1 ) and external radiotherapy groups ( -7.5 ; 95 % CI=-12.5 , -2.5 ) . CONCLUSIONS Brachytherapy is the treatment causing the least impact on QoL except for moderate urinary irritative-obstructive symptoms . Our study provides novel long-term valuable information for clinical decision making , supporting brachytherapy as a possible alternative to radical prostatectomy for patients seeking an attempted curative treatment , while limiting the risk for urinary incontinence and sexual impact on
Conclusion There is preliminary evidence to suggest that a variety of physical activity behaviour change interventions targeting men with a history of prostate cancer can be efficacious , at least in the short term .
Purpose Men who are survivors of prostate cancer report a variety of psychological and physical factors contributing to a lower quality of life , and physical activity can assist to mitigate these issues .
This review aims to provide a summary of physical activity behaviour change trials targeting prostate cancer survivors , assess the feasibility of these interventions and , if possible , identify intervention and study characteristics associated with significant intervention effects .