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Table 6 Evaluation of patient characteristics associated with agreement between patient self-assessed questionnaires and case report forms

From: Agreement between patient reported outcomes and clinical reports after radical prostatectomy - a prospective longitudinal study

Variable

Comparison

Odds ratio (95% CI) a

  

Swelling groin or lower extremities

Complications and readmissionsb

Reoperations

Postoperative (chemo) radiotherapy, local recurrence or metastases

Local recurrence and metastases

Education

No higher education vs Other

1.30 (0.70; 2.42)

0.86 (0.54; 1.38)

0.71 (0.28; 1.78)

1.46 (0.58; 3.67)

0.80 (0.29; 2.22)

No higher education vs University

0.92 (0.77; 1.10)

1.05 (0.93; 1.18)

0.92 (0.74; 1.13)

0.83 (0.61; 1.12)

1.13 (0.89; 1.43)

Other vs University

0.71 (0.38; 1.33)

1.22 (0.76; 1.96)

1.29 (0.51; 3.25)

0.57 (0.22; 1.44)

1.40 (0.51; 3.90)

Occupation

Other vs Retired

0.78 (0.59; 1.09)

0.83 (0.67; 1.03)

1.70 (1.05; 2.73)

2.19 (1.05; 4.54)

1.23 (0.79; 1.91)

Other vs Working

0.80 (0.58; 1.10)

0.78 (0.63; 0.96)

1.44 (0.90; 2.32)

1.57 (0.76; 3.25)

0.75 (0.48; 1.18)

Retired vs Working

1.02 (0.85; 1.23)

0.94 (0.83; 1.06)

0.85 (0.69; 1.05)

0.72 (0.54; 0.96)

0.62 (0.49; 0.78)

Marital status

Live apart vs Married/cohabiting

0.68 (0.49; 0.93)

0.98 (0.78; 1.23)

0.90 (0.60; 1.34)

0.98 (0.56; 1.71)

1.20 (0.75; 1.94)

Live apart vs No partner

0.79 (0.52; 1.19)

1.07 (0.80; 1.43)

0.89 (0.53; 1.50)

0.86 (0.41; 1.80)

0.72 (0.37; 1.39)

Married/cohabiting vs No partner

1.17 (0.87; 1.57)

1.10 (0.90; 1.34)

0.99 (0.68; 1.44)

0.86 (0.51; 1.50)

0.60 (0.37; 0.97)

Medication

Medication vs No medication

0.76 (0.59; 0.97)

0.72 (0.61; 0.85)

0.80 (0.60; 1.06)

0.55 (0.38; 0.79)

0.95 (0.68; 1.33)

Alcohol consumption

Little alcohol vs Much alcohol

0.89 (0.69; 1.16)

1.29 (1.09; 1.51)

1.08 (0.81; 1.46)

0.95 (0.63; 1.43)

1.28 (0.94; 1.75)

Quality of Life

Low QoL vs High QoL

0.68 (0.57; 0.81)

0.73 (0.65; 0.82)

0.84 (0.69; 1.03)

0.86 (0.65; 1.13)

0.88 (0.70; 1.11)

Depressed mood

Depressed mood vs No depressed mood

0.66 (0.49; 0.88)

0.70 (0.58; 0.85)

1.31 (0.87; 1.98)

0.2 (0.55; 1.52)

1.06 (0.69; 1.61)

Negative intrusive thoughs

Intrusive thoughts vs No intrusive thoughts

0.65 (0.55; 0.78)

0.71 (0.63; 0.80)

0.93 (0.75; 1.14)

0.66 (0.50; 0.88)

0.69 (0.55; 0.87)

Age

Increase in age by 25 years

0.82 (0.59; 1.13)

0.86 (0.67; 1.10)

0.49 (0.32; 0.74)

0.32 (0.18; 0.58)

0.46 (0.28; 0.77)

Postoperative Time trend

24 months vs 12 months

Not applicable

0.74 (0.64; 1.15)

0.89 (0.74; 0.93)

0.61 (0.47; 1.26)

0.78 (0.63; 1.02)

  1. a Ratio of odds for agreement (positive or negative) between patients (questionnaire) and clinical report (case report form)