| Literature DB >> 35950041 |
Jakob Kristian Jakobsen1, Christian Møbjerg Sørensen1, Kim Predbjørn Krarup2, Jørgen Bjerggaard Jensen1,3.
Abstract
Objectives: To assess prevalence of voiding and sexual symptoms and quality of life in penile cancer patients.Entities:
Keywords: penile cancer; quality of life; sexual life; voiding symptoms
Year: 2022 PMID: 35950041 PMCID: PMC9349586 DOI: 10.1002/bco2.159
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BJUI Compass ISSN: 2688-4526
FIGURE 1Patient inclusion and data collection. aSix of 51 patients participated in pilot study for questionnaire face validity
Patient characteristics for three groups of Danish penile cancer patients responding to a validated quality of life questionnaire at diagnosis (Group 1), after 1 year (Group 2) and after 2 years or more (Group 3)
| Variable | Group 1 ( | Group 2 ( | Group 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | |||
| Mean | 70.3 | 67.4 | 66.4 |
| Median | 71.3 | 69.0 | 68.3 |
| Range | 43.6–91.7 | 46.9–92.5 | 41.2–87.2 |
| Body mass index (BMI) kg/m2 | |||
| Mean | 28.8 | 27.4 | 26.5 |
| Median | 27.8 | 26.7 | 26.1 |
| Range | 23.1–40.8 | 19.6–41.7 | 19.7–42.9 |
| Marital status, | |||
| Married or cohabiting | 38 (74) | 50 (73) | 24 (65) |
| Living alone without a partner | 8 (16) | 12 (17) | 7 (19) |
| Living alone, but has a partner | 4 (8) | 4 (6) | 4 (11) |
| Widower | 1 (2) | 3 (4) | 2 (5) |
| Educational level | |||
| Compulsory school only | 29 (57) | 44 (64) | 25 (68) |
| Upper secondary school | 8 (16) | 16 (23) | 7 (19) |
| Higher education | 14 (27) | 9 (13) | 5 (13) |
| Source of income | |||
| Employed | 16 (31) | 16 (23) | 13 (35) |
| Unemployed/looking for a job | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 |
| Sickness pension/sickness benefit | 2 (4) | 5 (7) | 3 (8) |
| Retired/pension benefit | 33 (65) | 46 (67) | 21 (57) |
| Performance status | |||
| 0 | 32 (63) | 45 (65) | 25 (68) |
| 1 | 16 (31) | 20 (29) | 9 (24) |
| 2 | 2 (4) | 4 (6) | 2 (5) |
| 3 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
| Type of treatment | |||
| Local resection and/or laser | ‐ | 35 (51) | 18 (49) |
| Partial penectomy | ‐ | 20 (29) | 14 (38) |
| Total Penectomy | ‐ | 14 (20) | 5 (13) |
| Treatment Centre 1/2 | 39/12 | 69/0 | 37/0 |
Perfomance status according to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group: 0 = fully active, able to carry on all pre‐disease performance without restriction, 1 = restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature, for example, light house work and office work, 2 = ambulatory and capable of all self‐care but unable to carry out any work activities; up and about more than 50% of waking hours, 3 = capable of only limited self‐care; confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours, 4 = completely disabled; cannot carry on any self‐care; totally confined to bed or chair.
Symptoms and distress associated with sexual and urinary functions for three groups of Danish penile cancer patients responding to a validated questionnaire at diagnosis (Group 1), after 1 year (Group 2) and after 2 years or more (Group 3)
| Variable | Outcome definition | Group 1 ( | Group 2 ( | Group 3 ( |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desire | |||||
| Sexual thoughts | Occurrence more than once a month | 40/52 (78%) | 47/68 (69%) | 28/35 (80%) | 0.40 |
| Sexuality | |||||
| Importance of sexuality | Moderate or great importance | 18/51 (35%) | 20/68 (29%) | 15/36 (42%) | 0.76 |
| Sexuality part of one's manhood | Yes | 35/51 (69%) | 48/68 (71%) | 27/35 (77%) | 0.17 |
| Ability to sexually satisfy partner | Seldom or never | 32/47 (68%) | 44/65 (68%) | 22/32 (69%) | 0.38 |
| Distress from decreased sexual ability | Moderate to great distress | 18/51 (35%) | 27/66 (41%) | 13/33 (39%) | 0.90 |
| Penile stiffness | |||||
| Erectile function | Never sufficient for intercourse | 25/51 (49%) | 42/68 (62%) | 24/35 (69%) | 0.30 |
| At awakening | Never sufficient for intercourse | 29/51 (57%) | 45/68 (66%) | 25/37 (68%) | 0.25 |
| Intercourse | |||||
| Frequency of intercourse | More than once in past 6 months | 19/51 (37%) | 23/68 (34%) | 11/35 (31%) | 0.44 |
| Distress from decreased frequency | Moderate to great distress | 10/51 (20%) | 18/67 (27%) | 9/32 (28%) | 0.81 |
| Orgasm | |||||
| Frequency of orgasm | More than once in past 6 months | 29/50 (58%) | 30/68 (44%) | 11/33 (33%) | 0.03 |
| Urinary emptying symptoms | |||||
| Weak stream | More than half of all occasions | 17/51 (33%) | 15/66 (23%) | 11/35 (31%) | 0.29 |
| Feeling of incomplete emptying | More than half of all occasions | 4/51 (8%) | 15/68 (22%) | 9/36 (25%) | 0.39 |
| Frequent voiding, interval <2 h | More than half of all occasions | 6/51 (12%) | 13/67 (19%) | 12/36 (33%) | 0.15 |
| Difficulty to start voiding | More than half of all occasions | 4/51 (8%) | 4/67 (6%) | 4/36 (11%) | 0.12 |
| Urinary storing symptoms | |||||
| Nocturia | Occurrence twice a night or more | 24/51 (47%) | 33/68 (49%) | 8/36 (22%) | 0.006 |
| Urgency | Occurrence once a day or more | 2/51 (4%) | 5/68 (7%) | 2/36 (6%) | 0.56 |
| Distress from voiding problems | Moderate or great distress | 6/51 (12%) | 4/69 (6%) | 5/35 (14%) | 0.90 |
| Urinary leakage | |||||
| Urinary leakage in daytime | Occurrence once a week or more | 7/51 (14%) | 6/68 (9%) | 2/36 (6%) | 0.33 |
| Urinary leakage in daytime | Occurrence once a day or more | 0/51 | 2/68 (3%) | 1/36 (3%) | 0.33 |
| Regular dependence on some form of protective aid against urinary leakage | Pad, yes | 14/50 (28%) | 5/68 (7%) | 2/36 (6%) | 0.001 |
| Diaper, yes | 1/48 (2%) | 2/65 (3%) | 2/32 (6%) | 0.34 | |
| Urisheath, yes | 1/48 (2%) | 2/65 (3%) | 2/32 (6%) | 0.34 | |
| Other aid, yes | 0/47 | 1/65 (2%) | 0/30 | 0.87 | |
Notes: Data are n/N (%) where N is the total number of patients responding to a given question. For each question, some men did not respond.
Non‐parametric test for trend across groups.
Significant result.
Occurrence and intensity of psychological symptoms for Danish penile cancer patients responding to a validated questionnaire
| Variable | Group 1 ( | Group 2 ( | Group 3 ( |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of life (high) | 31/51 (61%) | 37/67 (55%) | 15/34 (44%) | 0.61 |
| Sense of meaningfulness (high) | 30/51 (59%) | 40/67 (60%) | 18/35 (51%) | 0.57 |
| Physical coping (high) | 32/51 (63%) | 39/67 (58%) | 16/35 (46%) | 0.14 |
| Depressed mood (moderate or high) | 20/51 (39%) | 37/69 (54%) | 17/36 (47%) | 0.36 |
| Anxiety (moderate or high) | 25/51 (49%) | 39/69 (57%) | 15/36 (42%) | 0.51 |
| Psychological well‐being (high) | 25/51 (49%) | 36/69 (52%) | 17/36 (46%) | 0.61 |
| Physical well‐being (high) | 32/51 (63%) | 38/68 (56%) | 18/36 (50%) | 0.40 |
| Self‐esteem (high) | 30/51 (59%) | 38/68 (56%) | 15/37 (41%) | 0.17 |
Notes: Data are n/N (%) where N is the total number of patients responding to a given question. For each question, some men did not respond.
Non‐parametric test for trend across groups.
Occurrence and intensity of symptoms for treated Danish penile cancer patients from Groups 2 and 3 analysed per type of treatment
| Variable | Group 2 |
| Group 3 |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local resection | Partial penectomy | Total penectomy | Local resection | Partial penectomy n = 14 | Total penectomy | |||
| Sense of meaningfulness (high) | 21/33 (67%) | 11/20 (55%) | 8/14 (57%) | 0.52 | 10/17 (59%) | 6/14 (43%) | 2/4 (50%) | 0.44 |
| Physical coping (high) | 21/33 (67%) | 11/20 (55%) | 7/14 (50%) | 0.61 | 9/17 (53%) | 6/14 (43%) | 1/4 (25%) | 0.19 |
| Depressed mood (moderate or high) | 16/35 (46%) | 14/20 (70%) | 7/14 (50%) | 0.79 | 9/18 (50%) | 6/14 (43%) | 2/4 (50%) | 0.78 |
| Anxiety (moderate or high) | 19/35 (54%) | 14/20 (70%) | 6/14 (43%) | 0.66 | 7/18 (39%) | 7/14 (50%) | 1/4 (25%) | 0.60 |
| Psychological well‐being (high) | 18/35 (51%) | 9/20 (45%) | 9/14 (64%) | 0.61 | 9/18 (50%) | 5/13 (38%) | 3/5 (60%) | 0.76 |
| Physical well‐being (high) | 21/35 (60%) | 10/19 (53%) | 7/14 (50%) | 0.96 | 9/18 (50%) | 7/14 (50%) | 2/4 (50%) | 0.46 |
| Self‐esteem (high) | 21/35 (60%) | 9/19 (47%) | 8/14 (57%) | 0.96 | 10/18 (56%) | 4/14 (29%) | 1/5 (20%) | 0.14 |
Notes: Data are n/N (%) where N is the total number of patients responding to a given question. For each question, some men did not respond.
Non‐parametric test for trend across groups.