Elderly men's quality of life and lower urinary tract symptoms: an intricate relationship
Int. braz. j. urol
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37(6): 758-765, Nov.-Dec. 2011. tab
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the impact of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) on the quality of life (QoL) in a group of elderly men. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Observational clinical study contained 200 men recruited between March-September 2008 in the community and Urology and Geriatrics ambulatories. The data collected included health and sociodemographic conditions; the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS); an anxiety/depression inventory; the World Health Organization Quality of Life -Bref and -Old questionnaires (WHOQoL). Participants were classified according to IPSS Group I (moderate/severe symptoms) and Group II (absence/mild symptoms) and 100 men were included in each group.RESULTS:
The groups were statistically similar in sociodemographic, morbidity, and anxiety/depression scores. Both QoL scales showed significant lower median scores in group I in all parameters, except the global subjective self-evaluation of QoL. The domains social and environmental relations presented the most significative differences (p < 0.0005) in both questionnaires, and final mean WHOQoL-OLD score was lower in group I (p < 0.0005).CONCLUSIONS:
For elderly men, moderate to severe LUTS do significantly impact almost all parameters of QoL proposed by the WHO, especially social and environmental relations.
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Sujet Principal:
Qualité de vie
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Troubles mictionnels
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État de santé
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Enquêtes et questionnaires
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Symptômes de l'appareil urinaire inférieur
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Recherche qualitative
Limites du sujet:
Adulte très âgé
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Aged80
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Int. braz. j. urol
Thème du journal:
Urologie
Année:
2011
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Federal University of São Paulo/BR
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