Patient Reports of Symptoms and Quality of Life
following Prostate Surgery

Fj, Fowler

doi:10.1159/000471746

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“…Furthermore, respondents were not assessed medically to detect co-morbidity or other possible causes for LUTS such as infections or diabetes mellitus. Moreover, the general quality of life measures have been shown to change after transurethral resection of the prostate [9,10] . We neither assessed if the respondents had ever sought medical advice because of urinary or prostate problems, nor if they underwent transurethral resection of the prostate or any other surgical treatment, nor if they took medication for treatment of urinary problems before or at the time of interview.…”

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Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Austrian Males: Update 2009

Haidinger¹,

Waldhör²,

Madersbacher

et al. 2011

Urol Int

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Introduction: The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a representative sample of Austrian males aged 15–89 years was assessed in 2009. The results were compared with the findings of a similar study conducted in 1995. Materials and Methods: A population-based cross-sectional survey on LUTS was conducted in 2009 in Austria. A quota sample of 1,926 Austrians was selected. The sample comprised 0.03% of the population and was representative in terms of age, sex, occupational status and area of residence. Results: Some degree of LUTS is reported by 64.6% of the male population in Austria aged 15–89 years. IPSS correlates significantly with age. In all age groups storage symptoms are more prevalent than voiding symptoms. The prevalence of voiding symptoms (IPSS >0) among Austrian males is 35.5% and the prevalence of storage symptoms is 61.6%. In both groups the prevalence increases with age. Compared to 1995, the prevalence of dissatisfaction declined significantly. An extrapolated number of more than 35,000 men are ‘terribly’ dissatisfied with their current urinary condition. Conclusions: The prevalence of LUTS in Austria meliorated in Austria significantly between 1995 and 2009. This in part may be attributed to intensified contact of males with urologists in the past.

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Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Austrian Males: Update 2009

Haidinger¹,

Waldhör²,

Madersbacher

et al. 2011

Urol Int

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“…However, the lack of control group makes these results difficult to interpret. Others have reported improvement in HRQL after surgery, although a control group was impractical [3,22]. It is difficult to compare these results and those of the few studies formerly reported, given the lack of standardized HRQL measures in the literature.…”

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Effects of finasteride on health-related quality of life in men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia

et al. 1996

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“…Because symptoms of BPH account for more of the variance in the conditionspecific impact score reported here, that measure is more sensitive to small changes in symptom scores. Although this particular analysis cannot address the issue of respon siveness to treatment, the general quality of life measures have been shown to change after TURP [1,5] and we have demonstrated that the condition-specific score is even more responsive to changes in symptoms. Hence, statisti cal confidence in treatment effects can be achieved with a smaller number of patients, as table 3 shows.…”

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“…report being bothered very much by getting up two or three times per night to urinate, while others report that it is 'no problem' at all [5], Hence, patient-reported symp toms must be supplemented by measures of their percep tions of their quality of life. There are two approaches to measuring the quality of life significance of symptoms to patients.…”

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