Long-term satisfaction after open radical prostatectomy - Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between baseline factors, post-treatment factors, and long-term satisfaction after radical prostatectomy (RP).

METHODS: Between January 2000 and March 2009, 1425 men who underwent RP by a single surgeon were enrolled in an institutional review board-approved, prospective, longitudinal outcomes study. Baseline characteristics and post-treatment functional and oncologic outcomes were captured through 2013. Patient survey responses from 875 (61.4%) of these men were used to evaluate satisfaction with treatment outcome and treatment decision.

RESULTS: Overall, 88.2% and 91.0% men were satisfied to very satisfied with treatment outcome and treatment decision, respectively. Baseline sexual function was associated with satisfaction with both treatment outcome (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.40; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-1.93) and treatment decision (aOR = 1.47; 95% CI, 1.08-2.01). Among post-treatment factors, higher University of California, Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Sexual Function (aOR = 2.95; 95% CI, 2.06-4.22), University of California, Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Urinary Function (aOR = 2.38; 95% CI, 1.66-3.40), and lower urinary tract symptom scores (aOR = 1.91; 95% CI, 1.19-3.06) were predictors of satisfaction with outcome. Bother due to incontinence and sexual dysfunction, and perception of cure were independent predictors of both satisfaction with treatment outcome and treatment decision.

CONCLUSION: Nearly 90% of men are satisfied with both their treatment outcome and treatment decision after open RP. Improving long-term satisfaction after RP requires efforts to provide realistic expectations and improve functional outcomes.

Written by:
Lee T, Fenstermaker M, Taksler GB, Lepor H.   Are you the author?
Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

Reference: Urology. 2015 May;85(5):1130-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.01.020


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