term effects, assessed at one week before and the morning of surgery, men in the stress management group experienced the lowest levels of depression, anxiety and distress followed by those in the supportive attention group. • During the long-term follow-up, assessed at six weeks, six and 12 months, patients in the stress management group reported a lower level of erectile dysfunction and incontinence than patients in the other two cohorts. • The largest difference between the groups was at the 12-month follow-up, when the standard care group experienced significantly less physical functioning than those who received the stress management intervention. • It is also interesting to note that at no point was there any statistical difference between the supportive attention and the other two groups, Cohen added. __
