Table 3.
Urinary Incontinence following SBRT for prostate cancer: patient-reported responses to EPIC-26 questions 1 (frequency of leakage), 2 (urinary control), 3 (pad usage), 4a (dripping or leaking urine) and UI domain scores
| |
Start |
1 M |
6 M |
12 M |
18 M |
24 M |
30 M |
36 M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N= | 204 | 200 | 186 | 178 | 165 | 175 | 171 | 157 |
|
Frequency of leakage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Never leak |
79.3% |
69.5% |
69.9% |
69.1% |
69.7% |
68.0% |
65.5% |
64.3% |
|
Leak ≤ 1 time/day |
16.3% |
24.0% |
27.4% |
27.5% |
24.2% |
24.6% |
29.8% |
29.9% |
|
Leak >1 time/day |
4.4% |
6.5% |
2.7% |
3.4% |
6.1% |
7.4% |
4.7% |
5.7% |
|
Urinary Control |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Control |
72.9% |
61.8% |
61.8% |
54.8% |
57.6% |
65.1% |
59.1% |
57.3% |
|
Occasional dribbling |
26.1% |
35.2% |
34.9% |
41.2% |
37.0% |
31.4% |
34.5% |
36.3% |
|
Frequent dribbling |
0.0% |
2.0% |
1.6% |
1.7% |
3.0% |
3.4% |
5.8% |
4.5% |
|
No control |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.6% |
2.3% |
1.8% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
1.9% |
|
Pad Usage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No pads |
96.6% |
92.5% |
95.7% |
92.7% |
91.5% |
92.0% |
90.1% |
89.2% |
|
1 pad/day |
3.0% |
5.5% |
3.2% |
5.1% |
6.1% |
5.1% |
6.4% |
6.3% |
|
≥ 2 pads/day |
0.5% |
2.0% |
1.1% |
2.2% |
2.4% |
2.9% |
3.5% |
4.5% |
|
Bother-dripping/leaking |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No problem |
75.9% |
62.9% |
68.3% |
61.8% |
64.2% |
60.6% |
60.8% |
58.0% |
|
Small problem |
23.2% |
34.5% |
30.1% |
34.8% |
29.7% |
33.7% |
34.5% |
35.7% |
|
Mod-Big problem |
1.0% |
2.5% |
1.6% |
3.4% |
6.1% |
5.7% |
4.7% |
6.4% |
|
UI Domain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mild (70-100) |
90.1% |
85.5% |
86.6% |
84.8% |
81.8% |
85.1% |
83.6% |
84.7% |
|
Moderate (50-69) |
7.4% |
11.0% |
11.8% |
12.4% |
14.5% |
9.1% |
11.1% |
8.3% |
| Severe (0-49) | 2.5% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% | 7.0% |