Assessment of the Impact of Male Urinary Incontinence on Health‐Related Quality of Life: A Population Based Study. Issue 1 (12th November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: PARK, Hyoung Keun; CHANG, Sounghoon; PALMER, Mary H.; KIM, Inja; CHOI, Heejung
• Is Part Of: LUTS. Volume 7:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 22
• Page End: 26
• Publication Date: 2013-11-12
• Subjects: Urology -- Periodicals; Urologic Diseases -- Periodicals; Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena -- Periodicals; 616.62
• DOI: 10.1111/luts.12043
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-5664

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="luts12043-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="luts12043-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective</title> <p id="luts12043-para-0001">To assess the impact of male urinary incontinence on health‐related quality of life by population based study.</p> </sec> <sec id="luts12043-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p id="luts12043-para-0002">A two‐stage systematic sampling method was adopted. A total of 5830 men participated in this survey. Face –to‐face interviews were used to collect data. Urinary incontinence and symptom bother were measured with the Urogenital Distress Inventory‐6 (UDI‐6). General health‐related quality of life (QoL) was measured using EQ‐VAS, which evaluates the respondent's self‐rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale.</p> </sec> <sec id="luts12043-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p id="luts12043-para-0003">The age‐adjusted prevalence of Korean male UI was 5.5%. Incontinent men reported higher score of UDI‐6 and lower score of EQ‐VAS than continent men. Men with mixed urinary incontinence reported significantly lower QoL than men with pure stress or urge incontinence.</p> </sec> <sec id="luts12043-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p id="luts12043-para-0004">Urinary incontinence affects men's QoL negatively. In particular, mixed urinary incontinence has the greatest impact on QoL.</p> </sec> </abstract>