Mental Status and Related Factors for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Patients / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#Objective To investigate the mental health and related factors for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients. Methods 200 patients with BPH were investigate with the 4 dimensions of Quality of Life Scale for BPH patients (BPHQLS) worry about disease, psychological mood, social interaction and satisfaction. Results 85.50% of patients with BPH were in medium or poor mental health (standard score ≤80%). The total score of BPHQLS did not correlate with age, course of disease, and marital status (P>0.05), but correlated with degree of education and profession (P<0.05). Partial correlation analysis showed the total score correlated with the years of education (P<0.01). Conclusion Patients with BPH are in poor mental health. Degree of education is the main factors related with their mental health.