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Table 7 Satisfaction questionnaire

From: Quality of life of patients after retropubic prostatectomy - Pre- and postoperative scores of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-PR25

Satisfaction questionnaire

All patients

Patients ≤ 70 years

Patients > 70 Jahre

1. Would you choose prostatectomy again?

Yes

89.2%

90.3%

86.3%

 

No

10.8%

9.7%

13.7%

2. Do you feel well informed about prostate cancer?

Yes

86.5%

85.8%

88.2%

 

No

13.5%

14.2%

11.8%

3. Did you receive a therapy of erectile dysfunction?

Yes

24.9%

29.1%

13.7%*

 

No

75.1%

70.9%

86.3%

4. Are you satisfied by cosmetical outcome?

Yes

88.1%

88.1%

88.2%

 

No

11.9%

11.9%

11.8%

  1. Answers of 185 patients following prostatectomy during follow-up are shown. There are no significant differences between age groups (p > 0.05, student's-test) with the exception of erectile dysfunction therapy (*p < 0.05 vs. younger patients).