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Effects of Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Stroke Patients' Health Related Quality of Life and Their Performance Scale
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine ; : 935-943, 2017.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-134079
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To identify the effects of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in stroke patients since OAB symptoms are common in such patients, but their effects on stroke rehabilitation over time are unclear.

METHODS:

This study included 30 post-acute stroke patients who had been admitted for rehabilitation treatments. All participants completed a questionnaire evaluating urinary symptoms, including the Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) and general HRQOL with a Short-Form 36 (SF-36) health survey. We assessed their performance in terms of the Function Ambulation Category, Modified Rankin Scale (MRS), Modified Barthel Index, and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). All assessments were carried out twice at baseline and at 3 months. We divided patients into an OAB and non-OAB group with OABSS. A correlation analysis and multivariate regression were then performed.

RESULTS:

All performance scales showed an improvement over 3 months in the non-OAB group (n=18; p < 0.02), but, MRS and MMSE scores did not improve significantly in the OAB group (n=12) (p=0.15 and p=0.20, respectively). In the OAB group, the vitality and mental health scores significantly decreased over 3 months (p=0.011 and p=0,041, respectively), and the mental component summary (MCS) score showed a marginal decrease over 3 months (p=0.05). A multivariate regression analysis revealed that OAB symptoms were negatively correlated with the 3 months MCS score (B=−8.15, p=0.034).

CONCLUSION:

These results indicated that OAB symptoms could have negative effects on HRQOL and performance in patients suffering from a stroke.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Quality of Life / Rehabilitation / Weights and Measures / Mental Health / Health Surveys / Walking / Stroke / Urinary Bladder, Overactive Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine Year: 2017 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Quality of Life / Rehabilitation / Weights and Measures / Mental Health / Health Surveys / Walking / Stroke / Urinary Bladder, Overactive Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine Year: 2017 Type: Article