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Table 4 Treatment Adherence and Compliance over Time

From: Adherence and barriers to penile rehabilitation over 2 years following radical prostatectomy

 

1 Month (N = 48)

3 Months (N = 46)

6 Months (N = 45)

1 Year (N = 43)

2 Years (N = 35)

p-value

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Medications for ED

 No

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

1

2.33

4

11.43

0.0027

 Yes

48

100.00

46

100.00

45

100.00

42

97.67

31

88.57

 How often? (per week)

3.02 ± 0.62

2.71 ± 0.86

2.75 ± 1.25

2.34 ± 1.32

2.30 ± 1.07

0.0104

Any Vacuum Device

 No

44

91.67

13

28.26

13

28.89

17

39.53

21

60.00

<.0001

 Yes

4

8.33

33

71.74

32

71.11

26

60.47

14

40.00

 How often? (per week)

4.50 ± 1.73

3.86 ± 1.97

3.01 ± 1.81

2.28 ± 1.67

3.12 ± 1.73

0.0137

Any Other Treatments (Injections)

 No

46

100.00

46

100.00

41

91.11

36

83.72

30

88.24

0.0072

 Yes

0

0.00

0

0.00

4

8.89

7

16.28

4

11.76

 How often? (per week)

  

1.06 ± 0.83

0.92 ± 0.97

0.56 ± 0.52

0.6892