Table 4.
Frequencies and proportions of patient responses to summative questions of the erectile function domain (IIEF-EF) within the validated extension of the USS PROM tool in patients who underwent single-stage buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty for radiation-induced bulbomembranous urethral stricture
| Q1: How often were you able to get an erection during sexual activity? | |
| No sexual activity | 20 (59) |
| Almost never/never | 9 (27) |
| A few times (much less than half the time) | 3 (8.8) |
| Sometimes (about half the time) | 0 (0) |
| Most times (much more than half the time) | 0 (0) |
| Almost always/always | 2 (5.9) |
| Q2: When you had erections with sexual stimulation, how often were your erections hard enough for penetration? | |
| No sexual activity | 23 (68) |
| Almost never/never | 7 (21) |
| A few times (much less than half the time) | 2 (5.9) |
| Sometimes (about half the time) | 0 (0) |
| Most times (much more than half the time) | 0 (0) |
| Almost always/always | 2 (5.9) |
| Q3: When you attempted sexual intercourse, how often were you able to penetrate (enter) your partner) | |
| Did not attempt intercourse | 23 (68) |
| Almost never/never | 7 (21) |
| A few times (much less than half the time) | 2 (5.9) |
| Sometimes (about half the time) | 0 (0) |
| Most times (much more than half the time) | 0 (0) |
| Almost always/always | 2 (5.9) |
| Q4: During sexual intercourse, how often were you able to maintain your erection after you had penetrated (entered) your partner? | |
| Did not attempt intercourse | 24 (71) |
| Almost never/never | 6 (18) |
| A few times (much less than half the time) | 2 (5.9) |
| Sometimes (about half the time) | 0 (0) |
| Most times (much more than half the time) | 0 (0) |
| Almost always/always | 2 (5.9) |
| Q5: During sexual intercourse, how difficult was it to maintain your erection to completion of intercourse? | |
| Did not attempt intercourse | 27 (79) |
| Extremely difficult | 3 (8.8) |
| Very difficult | 0 (0) |
| Difficult | 2 (5.9) |
| Slightly difficult | 0 (0) |
| Not difficult | 2 (5.9) |
| Q15: How do you rate your confidence that you could get and keep an erection? | |
| Very low | 30 (88) |
| Low | 2 (5.9) |
| Moderate | 0 (0) |
| High | 1 (2.9) |
| Very high | 1 (2.9) |
| IIEF-EF score; mean (SD) | 4.4 (7.1) |
Proportions may not add up to 100%, as they are rounded
IIEF-EF erectile function domain of the International Index of Erectile Function, SD standard deviation, USS PROM Urethral Stricture Surgery Patient-reported Outcome Measure