A prospective study of patient reported urinary incontinence among American, Norwegian and Spanish men 1 year after prostatectomy

Objective:To compare pre-and post-radical prostatectomy(RP)responses in the urinary incontinence domain of Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite-26(EPIC-26)in cohorts from the USA,Norway and Spain.Methods:A prospective study of pre-and 1-year post-treatment responses in American(nZ537),Norwegian(nZ520)and Spanish(nZ111)patients,establishing the prevalence of urinary incontinence defined according to published dichotomization.Thereafter we focused on the response alternatives“occasional dribbling”,pad use and problem experience.A multivariate logistic regression analysis(significance level≤0.01)considered risk factors for“not retaining total control”.