Table 3.
Occurrences, frequency, and distress of the symptoms as reported in the app by patients with prostate cancer (N=63) during their radiotherapy.
| Symptoms (number of patients reporting at least once) | Occurrence | Frequency | Distress (N=14) | ||
| n (%) | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | |
| Urinary urgency (n=60) | 1875 (18.70) | 2.18 (0.676) | 1-4 | 2.07 (0.437) | 1-3 |
| Fatigue (n=58) | 1838 (18.33) | 2.22 (0.589) | 1-4 | 2.06 (0.577) | 1-4 |
| Hot flushes (n=43) | 1621 (16.17) | 1.99 (0.483) | 1-4 | 1.89 (0.429) | 1-4 |
| Difficulties in urinating (n=47) | 1053 (10.50) | 2.28 (0.692) | 1-4 | 2.22 (0.734) | 1-4 |
| Pain (n=46) | 685 (6.83) | 2.30 (0.714) | 1-4 | 2.38 (0.559) | 1-4 |
| Insomnia (n=43) | 651 (6.49) | N/Aa | N/A | 2.20 (0.592) | 1-4 |
| Diarrhea (n=48) | 598 (5.97) | 2.08 (0.525) | 1-4 | 2.10 (0.536) | 1-4 |
| Urinary leakage (n=27) | 358 (3.58) | 1.94 (0.568) | 1-3 | 2.14 (0.602) | 1-4 |
| Stool leakage (n=29) | 273 (2.72) | 1.59 (0.527) | 1-3 | 2.01 (0.756) | 1-4 |
| Obstipation (n=30) | 255 (2.54) | N/A | N/A | 2.20 (0.689) | 1-4 |
| Depression (n=28) | 253 (2.52) | 2.29 (0.885) | 1-4 | 2.39 (0.780) | 1-4 |
| Worry (n=23) | 248 (2.48) | 1.95 (0.724) | 1-4 | 2.20 (0.610) | 1-4 |
| Hematuria (n=33) | 175 (1.75) | 2.23 (0.833) | 1-4 | 1.79 (0.497) | 1-3 |
| Blood in stool (n=22) | 142 (1.42) | N/A | N/A | 1.93 (0.608) | 1-4 |
aN/A: not applicable.