Table 3.
Comparison between treatment groups in study outcomes at baseline (t1) and at six months (t2)
| Study Outcomes | Surgery (n = 146) |
EBRT (n = 483) |
Brachytherapy (n = 240) |
Total sample (N = 869) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M± SD | M± SD | M± SD | M± SD | F | p | |
| Depressive symptoms t1 | 5.87±3.94a | 4.95±4.73b | 5.02±4.43b | 5.13±4.52 | 3.28 | .04 |
| High levels of depressive symptoms t1 | 27.4% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 19.7% | X2= 8.3 | .02 |
| Low levels of depressive symptoms t1 | 72.6% | 79.9% | 80.6% | 80.3% | ||
| Urinary dysfunction t1 | 1.73±.82 | 1.87±.85a | 1.63±.70b | 1.78±.81 | 5.715 | .003 |
| Urinary dysfunction t2 | 1.77±.85a | 1.85±.80a | 2.36±.99b | 1.98±.90 | 23.89 | .001 |
| Urinary bother t1 | 1.61±.83 | 1.78±.97a | 1.47±.76b | 1.67±.90 | 5.71 | .001 |
| Urinary bother t2 | 1.99±1.08a | 1.84±.90a | 2.26±1.12b | 1.97±1.02 | 13.69 | .001 |
| Urinary limitation t1 | 1.17±.53 | 1.24±.62 | 1.09±.36 | 1.19±.55 | 2.70 | .07 |
| Urinary limitation t2 | 1.37±.74 | 1.24±.58a | 1.52±.99b | 1.34±.75 | 8.85 | .001 |
| Sexual dysfunction t1 | 2.10±.87a | 2.51±.93b | 2.38±.88a | 2.40±.92 | 9.70 | 001 |
| Sexual dysfunction t2 | 2.93±.73 | 2.84±1.02 | 2.86±1.07 | 2.86±.99 | 1.73 | .18 |
| Sexual bother t1 | 1.89±1.08a | 2.38±1.28b | 2.20±1.21 | 2.25±1.24 | 6.46 | .001 |
| Sexual bother t2 | 3.35±1.16a | 2.53±1.21b | 2.67±1.25b | 2.71±1.25 | 24.40 | .001 |
Note. Different letters indicate significant differences between groups. Similar letters indicate the lack of significant differences between groups. Total sample is not included in statistical comparisons between the three treatment groups; surgery, radiation, and brachytherapy.