Researchers evaluated the acceptance and effectiveness of a group intervention that provided education about post-prostatectomy sexual recovery and peer support for couples.
Couples valued the intervention and retained the information. Partners became accepting of erectile dysfunction and communicated more openly about upsetting topics.
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Wittmann D, He C, Mitchell S, Wood DP Jr, Hola V, Thelen-Perry S, Montie JE. Are you the author?
Departments of Urology and Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Reference: Urol Nurs. 2013 May-Jun;33(3):140-7.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23930447
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