Predictors of urogenital distress and impaired quality of life in adult Egyptians with lower urinary tract symptoms
| Autor: | Enayat M. Soltan, Isaac Samir Wasfy, Hassan A. Abdelwahab, Hend Mikhail Salama |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Quality of life
medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Genitourinary system Urology Urinary system Overactive bladder 030232 urology & nephrology Urinary incontinence medicine.disease lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology lcsh:RC870-923 03 medical and health sciences Distress 0302 clinical medicine Lower urinary tract symptoms Internal medicine Inclusion and exclusion criteria Social relationship Medicine Observational study business |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Urology, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1961-9987 1110-5704 |
| Popis: | Background This study aims to assess the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms, and to assess predictors of impaired quality of life among Egyptian adults complain of lower urinary tract symptoms. Methods An observational cross-sectional research was done using an online anonymous poll survey. The survey was implemented through sharing on different social media applications. The survey was posted from June 1, 2020, to June 10, 2020. The overall communities of the Egyptian adults who satisfied the incorporation rules and consented to take an interest in the research were incorporated using convenience and snowball collecting methods (188 adults). A semi-structured questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics and Arabic Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6) and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7) short forms were used. Results Approximately 220 Egyptian adults shared in the research but only 188 fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria. Approximately 92% of them had at least one symptom of lower urinary tract manifestations. Irritative symptoms presented in 65 (85.5%) of males and 102 (91.1%) of females. Stress symptoms presented in 44 (57.9%) of males and 63 (56.2%) of females with higher statistically significant mean of stress symptoms. Obstruction/discomfort symptoms presented in 51 (67.1%) of males, and 77 (68.8%) of females. Seeking help and duration of the urological problem were statistically significant independent positive predictors of UDI-6-total. The Irritative score, obstruction/discomfort score, and duration of the urological problem were statistically significant independent positive predictors of IIQ-7-total. Conclusions Urological problems are common and have an impact on the quality of life in various domains of physical activity, social relationships, travel, and emotional health. |
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