From: Bowel symptoms and self-care strategies of survivors in the process of restoration after low anterior resection of rectal cancer
Significant improvement
Patients at 6–11 months (n = 40)
Patients at 12-24 months (n = 39)
n
%
NO
7
17.5
4
10.3
YES
33
35
3–5 months
14
35.0
6
15.4
6 months
13
32.5
16
41.0
7–11 months
15.0
2
5.1
12 months
9
23.1
13–24 months