Table 1.
Socio-Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, and Attitudes by Intervention (n=42)
| SII (n=24) n(%) |
EEP (n=18) n(%) |
Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | High School or lower | 5 (20.8) | 4 (22.2) | 9 (21.4) |
| College/Grad School | 19 (79.2) | 14 (77.8) | 33 (78.6) | |
| Race | White | 16 (66.7) | 16 (88.9) | 32 (76.2) |
| Black (African, Caribbean) | 6 (25.0) | 2 (11.1) | 8 (19.0) | |
| Asian | 2 (8.3) | 0 | 2 (4.8) | |
| Marital status | Never married | 6 (25.0) | 1 (5.5) | 7 (16.7) |
| Married/living with partner | 9 (37.5) | 10 (55.6) | 19 (45.2) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 7 (29.2) | 3 (16.7) | 10 (23.8) | |
| Widowed | 2 (8.3) | 4 (22.2) | 6 (14.3) | |
| Alcohol use over the past 30 days | None/Rarely | 20 (83.3) | 11 (61.1) | 31 (73.8) |
| 0–1 per day | 3 (12.5) | 5 (27.8) | 8 (19.0) | |
| 2 per day | 1 (4.2) | 2 (11.1) | 3 (7.1) | |
| Smoking (currently) | No | 20 (83.3) | 16 (88.9) | 36 (85.7) |
| Yes | 4 (16.7) | 2 (11.1) | 6 (14.3) | |
| Sexual activity prior to cancer diagnosis 1 | No | 12 (50.0) | 9 (50.0) | 21 (50.0) |
| Yes | 11 (45.8) | 9 (50.0) | 20 (47.6) | |
| No answer | 1 (4.2) | 0 | 1 (2.4) | |
| Vaginal dilation use prior to cancer diagnosis | No | 16 (66.7) | 15 (83.3) | 31 (73.8) |
| Yes | 7 (29.2) | 3 (16.7) | 10 (23.8) | |
| No answer | 1 (4.2) | 0 | 1 (2.4) | |
| Estrogen replacement therapy prior to cancer diagnosis | No | 20 (83.3) | 15 (83.3) | 35 (83.3) |
| Yes | 4 (16.7) | 3 (16.7) | 7 (16.7) | |
| Chronic Illness (current or previous) | No | 19 (79.2) | 12 (66.7) | 31 (73.8) |
| Yes | 5 (20.8) | 6 (33.3) | 11 (26.2) | |
| Stage | I | 22 (91.7) | 18 (100) | 40 (95.2) |
| II | 1 (4.2) | 0 | 1 (2.4) | |
| Radiation | 3 fractions × 400 cGy | 2 (8.3) | 0 | 2 (4.8) |
|
| ||||
| 3 fractions × 700 cGy | 6 (25.0) | 4 (22.2) | 10 (23.8) | |
| 4–5 fractions × 550 cGy | 16 (66.7) | 14 (77.8) | 30 (71.4) | |
|
| ||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median IQR) | ||
| Age2 | 59.0 (10.3) | 57.1 (12.3) | 58.2 (11.0) | |
| 60 (12.0) | 59 (20.0) | 60 (16.0) | ||
| Weight | 171.0 (39.1) | 196.1 (67.4) | 181.8 (53.8) | |
| 177 (50.5) | 182.5 (67.0) | 180 (61.0) | ||
| Height | 64.4 (2.7) | 63.4 (4.3) | 64.0 (3.5) | |
| 65 (2.0) | 64 (2.0) | 64 (3.0) | ||
| BMI | 29.5 (7.7) | 34.0 (11.8) | 31.4 (9.8) | |
| 28.8 (9.7) | 34.8 (10.1) | 29.9 (11.2) | ||
|
| ||||
|
SII (n=24) N (%) |
EEP (n=18) N (%) |
|||
|
| ||||
| Concerns | Discomfort or pain | 1 (4.2) | 4 (22.2) | 5 (11.9) |
| Other | 1 (4.2) | 0 | 1 (2.4) | |
| Not specified | 1 (4.2) | 1 (5.6) | 2 (4.8) | |
| No concerns | 19 (79.2) | 12 (66.7) | 31 (73.8) | |
| Motivation | Vaginal health | 7 (29.2) | 4 (22.2) | 11 (26.2) |
| Prevent stenosis and scarring | 9 (37.5) | 8 (44.4) | 17 (40.5) | |
| Pain free | 1 (4.2) | 1 (5.6) | 2 (4.8) | |
| Other | 4 (16.7) | 4 (22.2) | 8 (19.0) | |
| No answer | 1 (4.2) | 0 | 1 (2.4) | |
| Barrier1 | Pain | 0 | 3 (16.7) | 3 (7.1) |
| Other | 0 | 1 (10.0) | 1 (2.4) | |
| No barriers | 22 (91.7) | 13 (72.2) | 35 (83.3) | |
| Institution | NU | 16 (66.7) | 14 (77.8) | 30(71.4) |
| Penn | 8 (33.3) | 4 (22.2) | 12 (28.6) | |
1
1 patient missing data in SII only;
2
3 patients missing data, 1 in SII, 2 in EEP.
1
A marginal difference between groups was observed for BMI p=.1596; a significant difference was observed for barriers to dilator use p=.0289. Abbreviations: EEP, Enhanced Educational Program; SII, Standard Institutional Instruction