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Impact of self-perceived bothersomeness on health-related quality of life in women with overactive bladder symptoms
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- Issue Date
- 2006-12-29
- Publisher
- Karger
- Citation
- Urol Int. 2007;78(1):63-9.
- Keywords
- Adaptation, Psychological/*physiology ; Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Prospective Studies ; Psychometrics ; Questionnaires ; Severity of Illness Index ; Urinary Bladder, Overactive/*psychology ; Health Status Indicators ; Personality Inventory ; Quality of Life
- Abstract
- INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to examine the impact of self-perceived bothersomeness of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms on the health-related quality of life (QOL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 92 women with a mean age of 53.3 (range 23-79) years suffering from OAB were included in the study. The Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) were used to assess the QOL. The patients were divided into two groups according to the bothersomeness degree of OAB: 'low' and 'moderate' to 'high'. RESULTS: The SF-36 and the KHQ scores of the patients were significantly different from those of the controls (p <0.05), except for three domains of the SF-36. No difference in the results of the frequency-volume charts was observed between the two patient groups. The scores of the SF-36 and the KHQ domains did not correlate with the data of the frequency-volume charts. Significant differences were found between the two patient groups for most domains of the SF-36 (p <0.05). Significant differences were also detected in most domains of the KHQ (p <0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Objective data are not a sensitive tool for measuring the QOL in women with OAB symptoms. Our findings suggest that patient-perceived bothersomeness significantly influences QOL and that strategies for assessing bothersomeness should be developed to evaluate the QOL in these patients.
- ISSN
- 0042-1138 (Print)
- Language
- English
- URI
- http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?typ=pdf&file=000096937
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17192735
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/15707
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