Exacerbation of Urinary Storage Symptoms by the Psychological Stress Induced by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In Vivo
; 36(6): 2800-2805, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2100680
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM:
This study aimed to determine whether psychological stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic might exacerbate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and decrease lower urinary tract function in outpatients with LUTS. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
We evaluated 104 patients who visited our hospital during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological stress was evaluated by the Stress Response Scale-18 (SRS-18). Subjects were divided into aggravation and non-aggravation of psychological stress groups according to the SRS-18. LUTS was evaluated according to the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). Lower urinary tract function was evaluated as the post-void residual urine volume (PVR). Comparisons of scores and changes in scores of each parameter before versus during/after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were performed between the two groups.RESULTS:
Forty-two patients were included in each group. We observed no significant differences in the comparison of scores at each time point and in changes in total IPSS score, voiding symptom subscores and PVR between the two groups. Although no significant differences in storage symptom subscores were observed between the two groups, changes in storage symptom subscores increased significantly during the first wave of the pandemic in the aggravation of psychological stress group (p=0.02). However, no significant increase was observed after the first wave.CONCLUSION:
Psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic might transiently aggravate storage symptoms in patients with LUTS. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of transient worsening of LUTS during future pandemics, and transiently additional medication might be effective in such patients.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
In Vivo
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Invivo.13017
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