School of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States.
Contemp Clin Trials. 2012 Mar;33(2):342-50. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.10.015. Epub 2011 Nov 11.
Prostate cancer can threaten quality of life for the patient and his spouse and the quality of his marital relationship. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the effects of "Exercising Together" - a partnered strength training program for married couples coping with prostate cancer - on the physical and emotional health of prostate cancer survivors (PCS) and their spouses and on marital quality. We are conducting a 6-month randomized controlled trial with two groups: 1) Exercising Together - a progressive, supervised strength training program and 2) a usual care control condition. The primary aims of this exploratory study are to: 1) Determine the effect of partnered strength training on physical and emotional health (muscle strength, physical function, body composition and self-report physical and mental health) in PCS, 2) Determine the effect of partnered strength training on physical and emotional health in spouses and 3) Explore the effect of partnered strength training on marital quality (incongruence, communication, relationship quality, intimacy) of the PCS and spouse. Target accrual has been met in this study with 64 couples enrolled and randomized to exercise (n=32) or usual care (n=32) groups. This study is the first to examine the feasibility of this exercise format in both the chronically ill patient and spouse and explore benefits at the individual and couple level.
前列腺癌可能会威胁到患者及其配偶的生活质量，以及他们婚姻关系的质量。我们的研究目的是评估“共同锻炼”——一种针对夫妻的力量训练项目，该项目针对正在应对前列腺癌的已婚夫妇——对前列腺癌幸存者（PCS）及其配偶的身心健康和婚姻质量的影响。我们正在进行一项为期 6 个月的随机对照试验，分为两组：1）共同锻炼——一种渐进式、监督的力量训练计划；2）常规护理对照组。这项探索性研究的主要目的是：1）确定夫妻共同力量训练对 PCS 的身心健康（肌肉力量、身体功能、身体成分和自我报告的身心健康）的影响；2）确定夫妻共同力量训练对配偶身心健康的影响；3）探索夫妻共同力量训练对 PCS 和配偶婚姻质量（不一致、沟通、关系质量、亲密关系）的影响。这项研究已经达到了目标招募人数，共有 64 对夫妇入组并随机分为锻炼组（n=32）或常规护理组（n=32）。这项研究首次在慢性病患者及其配偶中检验了这种锻炼模式的可行性，并探索了个人和夫妻层面的获益。
