Comparison of Two Methods for Assessing Erectile Function Before Radical Prostatectomy.

ABSTRACT: Patient-reported outcome instruments for erectile function often ask respondents about their experience over the previous 4wk. This is problematic for baseline assessment of patients with prostate cancer (PC) before treatment, as the previous 4wk would probably have involved procedures such as biopsy and considerable anxiety related to their diagnosis. At San Raffaele Hospital, the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-6) was used to ask new PC patients about function in both the previous 4wk and 6mo. We compared responses to these two timeframes. IIEF-6 scores were lower for the 4-wk period (median 24 vs 26; p<0.0001) predominately because approximately one in six of patients with good function in the 6-mo time frame had very poor function in the 4wk before completing the questio

SUBMITTER: Bravi CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9400435 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature