Table 1 Descriptive characteristics, EPIC symptoms, and personal influences in a randomized controlled trial of men with localized prostate cancer (N = 448)

Intervention group

239

53

107

51

132

56

Study site

Augusta, GA - Veteran’s Affairs

81

18

43

20

38

16

Philadelphia, PA - Fox Chase Cancer Center

79

18

26

12

53

22

San Antonio, TX - Veteran’s Affairs

21

4.7

14

6.6

7

3.0

Seattle, WA - Seattle Prostate Institute

18

4.0

10

4.7

8

3.4

University of Washington – Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

207

46

96

46

111

47

Seattle, WA - Puget Sound Veteran’s Affairs

42

9.4

22

10

20

8.4

Age 65 or older at enrollment

175

39

89

42

86

36

4 or more weeks since biopsy

297

66

141

67

156

66

Prior doctor's visit

318

71

139

66

179

76

Minority race/ethnicity

71

16

42

20

29

12

Currently married or partnered

352

79

168

80

184

78

College degree or higher

255

57

116

55

139

59

Full-time work status

206

46

90

43

116

49

<$35,000 annual household income

100

22

57

27

43

18

Health Insurance

None or missing

16

3.6

6

2.8

10

4.2

VA or Military

96

21

55

26

41

17

Medicare, State, or Private

336

75

150

71

186

78

Internet as an information source

314

70

135

64

179

76

Influenced by age

276

62

120

57

156

66

Treatment choice by 6-months

Active surveillance

68

15

39

18

29

12

External Beam Radiotherapy

94

21

28

13

66

28

Brachytherapy

63

14

23

11

40

17

Radical Prostatectomy

223

50

121

57

102

43

Mean ±

St Dev

Mean ±

St Dev

Mean ±

St Dev

State anxiety

40.2 ±

13.2

38.1 ±

12.5

42.0 ±

13.5

Trait anxiety

33.4 ±

10.2

33.1 ±

9.6

33.6 ±

10.7

Baseline EPIC hormonal

88.7 ±

12.8

89.1 ±

13.1

88.4 ±

12.6

Baseline EPIC urinary irritative

84.4 ±

15.1

84.5 ±

13.6

84.2 ±

16.4

Baseline EPIC urinary incontinence

92.9 ±

13.3

91.6 ±

14.4

93.9 ±

12.2

Baseline EPIC bowel

94.4 ±

10.2

94.6 ±

10.5

94.2 ±

9.8

Baseline EPIC sexual

64.1 ±

29.8

60.2 ±

31.2

67.5 ±

28.3

6-month EPIC hormonal

85.4 ±

16.6

87.0 ±

15.9

84.0 ±

17.2

6-month EPIC urinary irritative

82.6 ±

17.8

83.3 ±

17.4

82.0 ±

18.2

6-month EPIC urinary incontinence

73.3 ±

29.3

69.4 ±

30.4

76.8 ±

27.8

6-month EPIC bowel

90.3 ±

14.5

90.5 ±

14.5

90.1 ±

14.5

6-month EPIC sexual

40.1 ±

31.9

35.1 ±

30.4

44.6 ±

32.5

Index for influential people

6.1 ±

3.0

5.7 ±

3.0

6.5 ±

2.9

Index of recreational and work activities

3.9 ±

1.8

3.4 ±

1.9

4.3 ±

1.6

Influenced by expected survival

2.6 ±

0.81

2.4 ±

0.93

2.7 ±

0.65

Influenced by confidence or lack of confidence in a particular doctor

2.5 ±

0.90

2.3 ±

1.0

2.7 ±

0.69