Discharge Medication Use Post-Operatively in GU Cancer Patients

For each participant who was prescribed an opioid medication after urology surgery, the number of opioid pills consumed in 30 days after discharge will be captured as a categorical variable from the "Opioid Use and Disposal Survey". Participant-reported options include None, About one-fourth of all pills, About half of all pills, About three-fourths of all pills, or All. Participants who report that they received an opioid prescription but did not fill it will be captured as taking None.

For each participant who was prescribed an opioid medication after urology surgery, whether or not the prescription was filled will be reported as a binary variable on the "Opioid Use and Disposal Survey".

For each participant who reported not filling their opioid prescription, reason for not filling the prescription will be captured on the "Opioid Use and Disposal Survey". Options include: Pain was controlled without taking any opioid medications, Concern about side effects, Concern about developing addiction or dependence, Other (explain).

For each participant who reported filling their opioid prescription but did not take all of their pills, reason for not taking all of the prescribed pills will be captured on the "Opioid Use and Disposal Survey". Options include: Pain was controlled without taking all pills, Side effects were too severe, Concern about developing addiction or dependence, Other (explain).

Each participant will report what their average daily pain score was in the first week after discharge on the "Opioid Use and Disposal Survey". This will be reported on a scale of 0 - 10, with 0 indicating "no pain" and 10 indicating "worst possible pain".

For each participant who was prescribed an opioid medication after urology surgery, whether or not the participant received a refill of opioid medication(s) during the 30-day period post-discharge will be captured as a binary variable from the electronic medical records.

For each participant who filled the opioid prescription that they received, the method of disposal or storage of excess opioid medication will be captured as a categorical variable on the "Opioid Use and Disposal Survey". The possible methods include: Threw away in trash, Stored in an unlocked cabinet, Stored in a locked cabinet, Flushed down the toilet, Brought to a pharmacy or hospital, Brought to a law enforcement center, Still taking prescribed opioids, Other (explain)

The satisfaction level with surgery will be captured for each participant from a single administration of a study-specific "Patient Satisfaction Survey" that contains 5 items and is administered 30 days after discharge. This item will be measured for each participant with 5-point Likert scale response options (Strongly Agree, Agree, Neither Agree nor Disagree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree).

The satisfaction level with surgery will be captured for each participant from a single administration of a study-specific "Patient Satisfaction Survey" administered 30 days after discharge. This item will be measured for each participant with 5-point Likert scale response options (Strongly Agree, Agree, Neither Agree nor Disagree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree).

The satisfaction level with surgery will be captured for each participant from a single administration of a study-specific "Patient Satisfaction Survey" administered 30 days after discharge. This item will be measured for each participant with 5-point Likert scale response options (Strongly Agree, Agree, Neither Agree nor Disagree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree).

The satisfaction level with surgery will be captured for each participant from a single administration of a study-specific "Patient Satisfaction Survey" administered 30 days after discharge. This item will be measured for each participant with 5-point Likert scale response options (Strongly Agree, Agree, Neither Agree nor Disagree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree).

The satisfaction level with surgery will be captured for each participant from a single administration of a study-specific "Patient Satisfaction Survey" administered 30 days after discharge. This item will be measured for each participant with a 7-level categorical response (Strongly Agree, Agree, Neither Agree nor Disagree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, I did not have prostatectomy, I had a prostatectomy however, I was not discharged the same day).

From the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey, a binary variable will indicate whether or not the participants reported a top-box response for questions in the "preparation for surgery" domain. Response options include: Yes, definitely (top-box); Yes somewhat; No

From the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey, a binary variable will indicate whether or not the participants reported a top-box response for questions in the "preoperative communication" domain. Response options include: Yes, definitely (top-box); Yes somewhat; No

From the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey, a binary variable will indicate whether or not the participants reported a top-box response for questions in the "day of surgery attentiveness" domain. Response options include: Yes (top-box); No

From the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey, patient-reported rating of their surgeon on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being the worst and 10 being the best.

From the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey, patient reported rating of their anesthesiologist on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being the worst and 10 being the best.