The Effect of Kegel Exercises Program on Patients Diagnosed with Chronic prostatitis

: chronic prostatitis is a long-term condition that are poorly understood, difficult to treat and for which there is currently no cure. It causes a range of disruptive symptoms, including urogenital pain, lower urinary tract symptoms, psychological issues and sexual dysfunction.The aim of the study: To study the effect of Kegel exercises on patients diagnosed with chronic prostatitis..Materials and Methods: A purposive sample was used for this study, 94 patients with chronic prostatitis. This study was conducted at the urology outpatient clinics at El-Fayoum University and General Hospitals at El-Fayoum City.Tools: Data were collected utilizing the following three tools: I: An interview questionnaire. II- The National Institute of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom questionnaire, and III- Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. These tools were used for data collection before and after implementation of the Kegel exercises program. Results: The present study revealed that there is a highly statistically significant difference between total practices scores in pre ,post and follow up test and the majority of the studied samples had an satisfactory practice in post test. As well as the study showed that that there was a highly statistically significant relationship of total practice with level of education and social status. Conclusion: Based on the finding, of the study it was concluded that the implementation of Kegel exercises program led to improvement in both knowledge and practices regarding chronic prostatitis. The improvement in knowledge is essential to improve practice. Recommendation : It is recommmended that studies on large samples should be conducted to be able to geneneralize results.