Table 2.
Mean EORTC QLQ-C30 scores as well as standard deviations (SD) after open retropubic (ORP) and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP)
| Mean (SD) EORTC QLQ-C30 score | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative | 3-month follow-up | 12-month follow-up | 24-month follow-up | |||||||||
| ORP | RARP | p | ORP | RARP | p | ORP | RARP | p | ORP | RARP | p | |
| Symptom scale | ||||||||||||
| Dyspnoea | 3.6 (12.6) | 6.3 (17.8) | 0.070 | 9.9. (15.4) | 9.2 (18.9) | 0.295 | 10.3 (23.7) | 3.5 (10.5) | 0.329 | 6.4 (18.9) | 10.1 (18.6) | 0.246 |
| Pain | 8.1 (18.0) | 9.4 (18.6) | 0.363 | 12.8. (16.8) | 17.2 (23.7) | 0.352 | 9.2 (17.0) | 7.9 (17.0) | 0.687 | 12.3 (18.9) | 9.4 (18.7) | 0.329 |
| Fatigue | 11.6 (17.1) | 14.5 (20.3) | 0.452 | 20.7 (20.6) | 25.4 (25.4) | 0.013 | 13.4 (18.4) | 19.9 (24.7) | 0.400 | 16.2 (20.4) | 18.8 (22.8) | 0.736 |
| Insomnia | 16.9 (26.4) | 24.2 (32.2) | 0.044 | 21.6 (29.6) | 27.3 (30.6) | 0.367 | 13.8 (24.4) | 19.8 (29.9) | 0.220 | 26.8 (31.2) | 24.6 (33.7) | 0.354 |
| Appetite loss | 2.2 (9.6) | 3.4 (13.3) | 0.472 | 2.7 (12.1) | 3.0 (9.7) | 0.580 | 0.9 (8.5) | 1.2 (9.6) | 1.000 | 1.3 (6.5) | 2.9 (9.6) | 0.484 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 0.6 (3.2) | 1.0 (6.6) | 0.826 | 0.9 (5.5) | 3.1 (12.1) | 0.260 | 3.4. (9.3) | 0.9 (3.8) | 0.330 | 4.5 (13.0) | 3.6 (11.2) | 0.930 |
| Constipation | 3.6 (13.9) | 3.9 (14.6) | 0.821 | 12.6 (25.3) | 9.1 (17.2) | 0.844 | 6.9 (13.7) | 7.0 (17.8) | 0.744 | 7.7 (19.6) | 5.8 (12.9) | 0.950 |
| Diarrhoea | 5.1 (14.3) | 7.8 (18.3) | 0.123 | 7.2 (13.9) | 10.1 (21.2) | 0.747 | 4.6 (11.7) | 7.1 (17.7) | 0.796 | 11.5 (18.7) | 7.2 (17.3) | 0.310 |
| Financial difficulty scale | 2.6 (10.7) | 4.5 (16.0) | 0.271 | 13.5 (25.4) | 16.2 (25.4) | 0.545 | 7.8 (12.9) | 7.0 (17.8) | 0.829 | 6.7 (13.5) | 9.5 (16.3) | 0.185 |
| Function scale | ||||||||||||
| Physical | 96.8. (8.6) | 95.8 (9.5) | 0.296 | 92.1 (9.4) | 86.5 (16.6) | 0.334 | 93.3 (13.2) | 95.1 (10.1) | 0.753 | 93.8 (10.8) | 93.0 (11.3) | 0.645 |
| Role | 94.0 (17.2) | 91.8 (18.5) | 0.094 | 77.9 (21.9) | 66.1 (18.2) | 0.002 | 87.4 (17.1) | 80.7 (23.7) | 0.376 | 86.5 (22.6) | 81.9 (20.7) | 0.217 |
| Cognitive | 91.7 (15.0) | 90.7 (15.8) | 0.583 | 86.0 (17.8) | 83.3 (23.9) | 0.954 | 92.0 (14.5) | 90.4 (17.0) | 0.762 | 88.5 (18.1) | 87.0 (16.6) | 0.583 |
| Emotional | 72.4 (23.6) | 71.0 (23.3) | 0.493 | 73.6 (22.9) | 64.9 (21.8) | 0.083 | 81.3 (20.0) | 71.5 (27.7) | 0.289 | 75.0 (25.4) | 76.8 (24.4) | 0.823 |
| Social | 87.2 (20.4) | 86.6 (19.4) | 0.457 | 71.2 (27.1) | 64.6 (29.1) | 0.325 | 80.5 (23.2) | 78.1 (27.2) | 0.813 | 71.0 (25.0) | 75.4 (25.3) | 0.470 |
| Global health status | 74.7 (19.7) | 71.6 (20.2) | 0.115 | 70.1 (19.3) | 61.6 (19.2) | 0.001 | 75.7 (19.1) | 70.1 (19.8) | 0.069 | 71.6 (21.6) | 72.2 (21.9) | 0.831 |
Bold and underline values indicate p < 0.05