Table 1 Sample characteristics
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Total # of participants | 27 |
Age (years), mean ± SD (range) | 60.9 ± 8.0 (44-77) |
Race | |
Caucasian | 22 (81.5) |
Asian | 1 (3.7) |
African-American | 4 (14.8) |
Non-Hispanic | 27 (100.0) |
Education | |
Master’s and above | 12 (44.4) |
Bachelor’s and above | 21 (77.8) |
Some college | 27 (100.0) |
Doctorate | 5 (18.5) |
Prior ED | 7 (25.9) |
Effective medications taken before prostate cancer (n = 9) | 6 (66.7) |
Time since | |
Surgery (months) (n = 25), mean ± SD | 23.5 ± 11.7 |
Radiation (months) (n = 5), mean ± SD | 18.2 ± 13.1 |
Surgery | 25 (92.6) |
Robotic | 20 (80.0) |
Open | 5 (20.0) |
Nerve-sparring (vs. partial) (n = 24) | 21 (87.5) |
Hormone treatment | 4 (14.8) |
Surgery followed by radiation | 5 (18.5) |
Erection hardness score (n = 26), mean ± SD | 1.48 ± 1.18 |
Orgasm quality | |
Absent | 2 (7.4) |
Diminished | 15 (55.6) |
Normal | 6 (22.2) |
Better | 3 (11.1) |
Unknown | 1 (3.7) |
Pain with orgasm (n = 25) | 0 (0.0) |
Urine leakage during sex | |
Never | 7 (25.9) |
Occasionally | 14 (51.9) |
Always | 6 (22.2) |
IIEF (n = 16), mean ± SD | |
Erectile function | 16.1 ± 5.8 |
Orgasmic function | 6.6 ± 3.0 |
Sexual desire | 7.3 ± 2.2 |
Intercourse satisfaction | 8.3 ± 3.3 |
Overall satisfaction | 5.5 ± 2.4 |
SEAR, mean ± SD | |
Sexual relationship satisfaction | 49.1 ± 26.3 |
Confidence about self-esteem | 66.2 ± 24.8 |
Overall relationship satisfaction | 76.9 ± 24.4 |