Table 2.
Physical and psychological health across 12‐month study follow‐up
| Baseline | 3 months | 6 months | 9 months | 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 60 | n = 59 | n = 55 | n = 55 | n = 58 | |
| Physical health | |||||
| General health | |||||
| Excellent | 0 (0) | 2 (3.4) | 2 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Very good | 0 (0) | 18 (31.5) | 30 (54.6) | 24 (43.6) | 24 (41.4) |
| Good | 0 (0) | 15 (25.4) | 7 (12.7) | 9 (16.4) | 16 (27.6) |
| Fair | 11 (18.3) | 17 (28.8) | 12 (21.8) | 18 (32.7) | 17 (29.3) |
| Poor | 49 (81.7) | 7 (11.9) | 4 (7.3) | 4 (7.3) | 1 (1.7) |
| Urinary incontinence | 59 (98.3) | 23 (38.9) | 18 (32.7) | 20 (36.4) | 19 (32.8) |
| Frequency of urinary incontinence | |||||
| Never | 1 (1.7) | 36 (61) | 37 (67.3) | 35 (63.6) | 39 (67.2) |
| Once per week or less | 0 (0) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (5.5) | 5 (8.6) |
| Two or three times per week | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Once per day | 2 (3.3) | 4 (6.7) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (3.6) | 4 (6.9) |
| Several times per day | 12 (20) | 7 (11.9) | 6 (10.9) | 7 (12.7) | 4 (6.9) |
| All the time | 45 (75) | 11 (18.6) | 10 (18.2) | 8 (14.6) | 6 (10.3) |
| Faecal incontinence | 3 (5) | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Menstrual cycle* | n = 55 | n = 54 | n = 50 | n = 50 | n = 53 |
| Regular | 18 (32.7) | 29 (53.7) | 35 (70) | 33 (66.6) | 32 (60.4) |
| Irregular | 2 (3.6) | 2 (3.7) | 1 (2) | 3 (6) | 5 (9.4) |
| Amenorrheic | 35 (63.6) | 23 (42.6) | 14 (28) | 14 (28) | 16 (30.2) |
| Psychosocial health | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reintegration | 33.2 (20.4) | 70.4 (27.1) | 78.0 (23.7) | 75.9 (25.7) | 78.4 (19.2) |
| Self‐esteem | 44.4 (15.4) | 64.2 (19.0) | 72.4 (24.0) | 69.9 (20.3) | 70.7 (19.8) |
| Depressive symptoms | 36.1 (16.9) | 10.5 (13.2) | 7.5 (9.6) | 8.4 (11.8) | 5.2 (7.7) |
| Quality of life | |||||
| Overall | 17.5 (10.7) | 56.9 (16.5) | 54.2 (16.5) | ||
| Physical | 47.9 (24.2) | 81.4 (16.5) | 75.3 (13.4) | ||
| Environment | 41.0 (15.1) | 58.9 (11.9) | 60.2 (11.2) | ||
| Social relationships | 38.2 (22.2) | 49.5 (22.7) | 52.6 (15.9) | ||
| Psychological | 24.4 (15.1) | 65.7 (21.6) | 69.0 (17.4) | ||
| PTSD screen‐positive N (%) | 10 (16.7) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | ||
| Stigma | |||||
| Negative self‐perception | 74.7 (36.2) | 16.4 (32.5) | 14.5 (29.4) | 14.5 (32.9) | 17.8 (33.6) |
| Social isolation | 18.5 (27.2) | 3.4 (10.1) | 3.4 (13.3) | 3.3 (10.3) | 1.4 (6.1) |
| Verbal abuse | 18.1 (26.5) | 2.7 (7.8) | 2.3 (7.2) | 1.7 (6.4) | 1.2 (3.8) |
| Fear of contagion | 6.7 (18.4) | 2.5 (8.7) | 0.9 (5.0) | 0.9 (5.0) | 0 (0) |
| Social support | 42.7 (10.0) | 45.6 (12.3) | 56.1 (20.5) | 44.4 (11.6) | 55.7 (19.4) |
Mean (SD). Improvement is represented by increases in value for reintegration, self‐esteem, and quality of life and decreases in depressive symptoms and stigma. Psychosocial measures are standardised to range 0–100.
*
Among age<45 only.