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The impact on quali...
The impact on quality of life of different symptoms from the lower urinary tract in men measured by the SF-36 questionnaire
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- Engström, Gabriella (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap
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Henningsohn, Lars (author)
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- Walker-Engström, Marie-Louise (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås
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- Leppert, Jerzy (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås
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- 2009-07-09
- 2006
- English.
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0036-5599 .- 1651-2065. ; 40:6, s. 485-494
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- Objective. To describe how different lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) affect the quality of life (QOL) in men. Material and methods. The study included 1008 men aged 40-80 years living in the community of Surahammar, Sweden who had answered a questionnaire concerning stress incontinence, urgency and post-micturition dribbling 12 months earlier. The occurrence and severity/frequency of 12 specific LUTS were assessed using the Danish Prostatic Symptom Score questionnaire. QOL was evaluated using the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire. Results. Post-micturition dribbling was the most frequently reported symptom (71%) and stress incontinence the least common (11%). Men who experienced urge, stress or "other incontinence'' had lower mean scores for all of the eight dimensions measured by the SF-36 than men without such symptoms. Furthermore, men who experienced a moderate/severe degree of weak stream or nocturia reported a poorer QOL for all dimensions compared to men with a mild level of the same symptoms. QOL was found to decrease with increasing age. Men aged 66-80 years with "other incontinence'' reported lower mean SF-36 scores for physical functioning, role physical, role emotional, social functioning and body pain than 40-65-year-old men. Conclusions. LUTS in men affect QOL dimensions differently. Storage symptoms appear to reduce QOL more than voiding and post-micturition symptoms. Urinary incontinence affected all eight of the dimensions evaluated. Elderly men with LUTS reported a lower QOL than younger men.
Keyword
- Short Form 36
- Danish Prostatic Symptom Score
- lower urinary tract symptoms
- quality of life
- men
- MEDICINE
- MEDICIN
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