Research Article
Alterations of Sexual and Erectile Functions after Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Based on Patient-Reported Questionnaires
Table 2
Questionnaires applied in the study.
| Questionnaire | PR-25 | IIEF | SHIM |
| Questions | 14–19 | 20-21 | 22–25 | 1–5 and 15 | 9-10 | 11-12 | 6–8 | 13-14 | 1–5 | Interpretation | Treatment/hormonal symptoms | Sexual activity and interest intensity | Sexual function | Erectile function | Orgasmic function | Sexual desire | Intercourse satisfaction | Overall satisfaction | Erectile function |
| Short name | Hormonal symptoms | Sexual activity | Sexual function | IIEF-A | IIEF-B | IIEF-C | IIEF-D | IIEF-E | SHIM |
| Score achievable | 6–24 | 2–8 | 4–16 | 1–30 | 1–10 | 2–10 | 0–15 | 2–10 | 1–25 | | Higher score means worse function | Higher score means better function | Higher score means better function |
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