Table 3: Differences between patients who have completed the last questionnaire on paper and patients who have responded to the last questionnaire by email?

 

Variable

Patients who have completed the last questionnaire by email

n=209 (71%)

Patients who have completed the last questionnaire on paper

n=84 (29%)

P

1.

Age

mean =62.39 (s.d.=5.91)

mean=63.04 (s.d.=6.20)

.407

2.

Body Mass Index (BMI)

mean=26.28 (s.d.=3.11)

mean=26.03 (s.d.=2.51)

.498

3.

Distance from hospital

mean=47.63  (s.d.=38.06)

mean=54.25  (s.d.=53.39)

.234

4.

Charlson index

mean=0.36 (s.d.=0.92)

mean=0.40 (s.d.=1.22)

.726

5.

Fascia Preservation score

mean=3.90 (s.d.=3,17)

mean=3.05 (s.d.=3,12)

.042* 

6.

Professional activity

 

 

.852

 

 

Yes

n=101 (49%)

n=42 (50%)

 

 

 

No

n= 106 (51%)

n=42 (50%)

 

7.

Employment status

 

 

.165

 

 

Low

n=44 (25%)

n=26 (38%)

 

 

 

Average

n=86 (50%)

n=29 (42%)

 

 

 

High

n=43 (25%)

n=14 (20%)

 

8.

Location Follow Up

 

 

.282

 

 

Other hospital

n=76 (36%)

n=25 (30%)

 

 

 

Our institute

n=133 (64%)

n=59 (70%)

 

9.

Post-operative Gleasonscore

 

 

.307

 

 

6

n= 75 (36%)

n=21 (25%)

 

 

 

7

n=107 (51%)

n=49 (58%)

 

 

 

8

n=19 (9%)

n=9 (11%)

 

 

 

9

n=6 (3%)

n=5 (6%)

 

 

 

10

n=1 (0.5%)

n=0 (0%)

 

10.

pT status

 

 

.047*

 

 

pT2

n=157 (76%)

n=55 (66%)

 

 

 

pT3

n=47 (23%)

n=24 (28%)

 

 

 

pT4

n=3 (1%)

n=5 (6%)

 

11.

pN status

 

 

.095+

 

 

pNx

n=108 (52%)

n=36 (43%)

 

 

 

pN0

n=90 (43%)

n=38 (45%)

 

 

 

pN1

n=11 (5%)

n=10 (12%)

 

12.

Post-operative incontinence

 

 

.624

 

 

Yes

n= 14 (7%)

n=7 (8%)

 

 

 

No

n=195 (93%)

n=77 (92%)

 

13.

Post-operative urine drops

 

 

.170

 

 

Yes

n=67 (32%)

n= 34 (40%)

 

 

 

No

n= 142 (68%)

n=50 (60%)

 

14.

Post-operative erection

 

 

.333

 

 

No erection

n=97 (46%)

n=47 (56%)

 

 

 

Erection present or weak

n= 56 (27%)

n=18 (21%)

 

 

 

Use of medicine

n= 56 (27%)

n=19 (23%)

 

15.

Margin

           Positive

           Negative

 

n=157 (75%)

n= 52 (25%) 

 

n=60 (71%)

n=24 (29%)

.556

 

16.

Biochemical recurrence

 

 

.005*

 

 

Yes

n=27 (13%)

n=22 (27%)

 

 

 

No

n=179 (87%)

n=60 (73%)

 

*P<0.05, +P<0.1