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Table 4 Differences in health experiences before and 3 months after radical prostatectomy (n = 140).

From: Pain, psychological distress and health-related quality of life at baseline and 3 months after radical prostatectomy

Health areas

Before surgery

3 months after surgery

p-value

PF

91.3 ± 12.7

85.9 ± 15.6

<0.001

RP

85.5 ± 31.7

65.2 ± 42.3

<0.001

BP

88.8 ± 20.6

89.2 ± 19.8

ns

GH

75.8 ± 19.4

75.3 ± 20.4

ns

VT

75.2 ± 20.8

74.5 ± 22.4

ns

SF

86.8 ± 20.2

85.8 ± 21.3

ns

RE

83.3 ± 32.7

82.3 ± 33.3

ns

MH

76.3 ± 20.3

83.1 ± 17.9

<0.001

  1. Health areas: physical functioning (PF), role physical (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role-emotional (RE), and mental health (MH). Standardizes scores range from 0 (poor functioning) to 100 (good functioning). Data are presented as means ± SD.