Nocturia is the Lower Urinary Tract Symptom With Greatest Impact on Quality of Life of Men From a Community Setting
| Autor: | Júnior José de Bessa, Fabio Cesar Miranda Torricelli, Miguel Srougi, Homero Bruschini, José Everton de Castro, Cristiano Mendes Gomes, Ariel Gustavo Scafuri, Eduardo P. Miranda, Bruno Roberto da Silva Ferreira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Quality of life
Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Urology Urinary system lcsh:RC870-923 Lower urinary tract symptoms Internal medicine medicine Nocturia Urinary symptoms business.industry HIPERPLASIA lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology medicine.disease Neurology Community setting Original Article International Prostate Symptom Score Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Prostatic hyperplasia |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP International Neurourology Journal International Neurourology Journal, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 86-90 (2014) |
| Popis: | Purpose: Lower urinary tract symptoms are numerous, but the specific impact of each of these symptoms on the quality of life (QoL) has not been evaluated in community-dwelling men. An assessment of these symptoms and their effects on QoL was the focus of this study. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study with 373 men aged > 50 years from a community setting. Patients completed the International Prostate Symptom Score questionnaire, which includes questions on each of the specific urinary symptoms and a question addressing health-related QoL that are graded from 0 to 5. We used the Pearson correlation test to assess the impact of each symptom on QoL. Results: Nocturia (58.9%) was the most prevalent urinary symptom. The mean score was 0.9 ± 1.4 for incomplete emptying, 1.0 ± 1.5 for frequency, 0.9 ± 1.3 for intermittency, 0.8 ± 1.3 for urgency, 1.0 ± 1.5 for weak stream, 0.5 ± 1.0 for straining, and 2.0 ± 1.6 for nocturia. Nocturia and frequency were the only symptoms associated with poorer QoL, with nocturia showing a stronger association. Conclusions: Nocturia affects 50% of community dwelling men aged > 50 years, and is the lower urinary tract symptom with the greatest negative impact on QoL. |
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