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Table 5 Mean changes in the EPIC domains according to global rating of health state change at follow-up

From: The German version of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC): translation, validation and minimal important difference estimation

Global rating of change of state of health by treatmenta

EPIC Urinary domain

EPIC Bowel domain

EPIC Sexual domain

EPIC hormonal domain

m (SD)

m (SD)

m (SD)

m (SD)

Worsened much (n = 8)

−41.6 (21.3)

−15.0 (17.8)

−56.0 (26.5)

−17.3 (11.5)

Worsened (n = 40)

− 33.2 (18.4)

−7.7 (9.8)

− 49.0 (19.2)

− 5.7 (14.1)

Remained the same (n = 31)

−21.8 (15.7)

− 5.1 (9.9)

−36.0 (24.2)

0.8 (5.5)

Improved (n = 6)

− 21.5 (15.2)

−4.5 (5.0)

−36.0 (23.1)

0.8 (11.1)

Improved much (n = 6)

−16.2 (20.1)

4.3 (8.1)

−41.3 (25.8)

9.8 (15.0)

  1. Abbreviations: EPIC Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite
  2. aGlobal rating of health state chance on the 5-point Likert scale ranging from −2 (my health state worsened much) to + 2 (my health state improved much)