Prevalence of overactive bladder symptoms and their impact on health-related quality of life of medical and dentistry students: a multicenter cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Mothana Sawafta, Mohammad Abushamma, Hatim Hijaz, Khaled Jallad, Ramzi Shawahna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Palestine Students Medical Cross-sectional study Urology Health-related quality of life education Psychological intervention Students Dental Dentistry urologic and male genital diseases Young Adult Quality of life Health care medicine Prevalence Humans business.industry Urinary Bladder Overactive Research Overactive bladder General Medicine medicine.disease Medical students Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology humanities Dentistry students Test (assessment) Exact test Cross-Sectional Studies Reproductive Medicine Mann–Whitney U test Quality of Life Female RC870-923 business |
| Zdroj: | BMC Urology BMC Urology, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2490 |
| Popis: | Background Overactive bladder (OAB) is a popular distressing health condition that has negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the inflicted individuals. This multicenter study was conducted to determine the prevalence of OAB symptoms and their impact on the HRQoL of medical and dentistry students. Methods This study was conducted in a cross-sectional design in the 3 main universities in Palestine. In addition to the sociodemographic, health, and academic characteristics of the medical and dentistry students, the questionnaire also contained the OAB symptom bother (6-items) and HRQoL (13-items) Short-Form (OAB-q SF) scales. Kruskal–Wallis test, Mann–Whitney U test, Pearson Chi-Square/Fisher's Exact Test, Spearman’s rank correlations, and a multiple linear regression model were used to analyze the data. Results Responses were collected from medical and dentistry students (n = 402). The median OAB symptom bother score was 54.1 [44.8, 81.9] and the median HRQoL score was 94.4 [88.4, 94.4]. There was a strong negative correlation between the OAB and HRQoL scores (Spearman’s rho = 64.4%, p value Conclusions Our findings suggested that OAB symptoms were prevalent among medical and dentistry students across Palestinian universities. Decision makers in academia, healthcare authorities, and advocacy groups might need to design appropriate interventions to address health and wellbeing issues of medical and dentistry students. Using appropriate diagnostic procedures, reducing stress, and improving the social life might help in reducing the burden on OAB and improve the HRQoL of medical and dentistry students. More investigations should be conducted to investigate if such interventions are effective in reducing OAB symptoms and improving HRQoL. |
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