Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in middle‐aged and elderly <scp>J</scp>apanese

Osuga, Yoko; Okamura, Kikuo; Ando, Fujiko; Shimokata, Hiroshi

doi:10.1111/ggi.12048

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] The ICI recommended the use of the ICIMaleSF questionnaire for men and ICIFemaleSF for women on assessing LUTS; however, they could contain too extensive or variable questions. [7][8][9] The CLSS questionnaire was reported by Homma et al in 2008.…”

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Core lower urinary tract symptom score questionnaire: A psychometric analysis

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Abbreviations & AcronymsObjectives: To analyze the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the core lower urinary symptom score questionnaire with psychometric methods. Method: The present study included 140 women and 125 men who filled in a core lower urinary symptom score questionnaire while attending two lectures on lower urinary tract symptoms. Missing response rates to individual questions were 1.5-5.3%. After the descriptive analyses including box plot, Cronbach's α coefficients and Spearman's ρ were calculated for reliability and validity assessment, respectively. Factor analysis was also carried out to explore the underlying structure. Results: Of the scores for 10 core symptoms, the interquartile range for pain in the bladder and urethra was 0 in both sexes, and that for stress incontinence was 0 in men. Cronbach's α of the core lower urinary symptom score was 0.733 in women and 0.721 in men. Questions regarding daytime frequency, nocturia, urgency and urgency urinary incontinence, and those on slow stream, straining and feeling of incomplete emptying were significantly correlated with each other in both sexes. Pain in the urethra and bladder showed more extensive associations in women than in men. Factor analysis showed four components in both sexes: the first was storage symptoms, second was voiding symptoms, third was pain and the fourth was urinary incontinence. Conclusions: The core lower urinary symptom score questionnaire shows good reliability and validity for both sexes, and it could be used as screening tool for lower urinary tract symptoms in any clinical setting or epidemiological investigation.

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“…Another important problem in geriatric urology is LUTS. In contrast to cancer, there are no racial differences in the incidence of LUTS . Recently, “frailty” has become a commonly used medical term in gerontology.…”

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“…In contrast to cancer, there are no racial differences in the incidence of LUTS. [41][42][43][44] Recently, "frailty" has become a commonly used medical term in gerontology. Frailty is defined as a state of vulnerability that has been conceptualized as a biological syndrome of decreased reserve or resistance to stressors, which results in adverse outcomes, such as disability, institutionalization and mortality.…”

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Current work environments: What problems are being faced by Japanese urologists?

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Computer technology has contributed to innovative progress in industrial infrastructures and has had a major influence on various work environments. Evaluations of work environments are routinely carried out in Western countries, but historically there has been resistance to such evaluations in Japan. In this mini-review, we discuss the current work environments of urologists in Japan. The number of urologists has increased each year, and the population density of urologists was 5.4 (per 100 000 people) in 2014. The average age of urologists in Japan was 48.9 years, and the percentage of female urologists was just 5.3%. Additionally, the geographic distribution of urologists was uneven in Japan. From projections based on population dynamics, the need for more urologists in the near future will probably increase. Because medical environments vary depending on the country, it is necessary to understand current work environments in greater detail initially. Furthermore, we should determine original measures for the establishment of satisfactory urological work environments in Japan.

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“…The author reported frequency, urgency and nocturia in 73.5%, 67.3% and 97.3% subjects respectively. Other studies have reported symptoms leading to LUTS as; urgency 13.1%, 15 nocturia 48.6%,16 frequency 12%,22 poor stream 8.5%,22 incomplete emptying of bladder 27%, 13 urge incontinence 25.8%, 23 terminal dribbling 58.1%, 24 and hesitancy is 8%.25 In the study of Sunter AT et al 26 , nocturia (71.7%) was also found to be the most prevalent lower urinary tract symptom, followed by urination frequency as 50.8%, incomplete emptying of the bladder as 44.3%, hesitancy of urination as 41.7%, poor urine flow as 41.6%, intermittency of urination as 37.5% and urgency of urination as 27.8%.…”

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“…It has substantial economic burden on health care system. Symptoms leading to LUST have been reported as; urgency 13.1%, 10 nocturia 48.6%, 11 frequency 12%, 12 poor stream 8.5%, 12 incomplete emptying of bladder 27%, 13 urge incontinence 25.8%, 14 terminal dribbling 58.1%, 15 and hesitancy is 8%. 16 LUTS are assessed by International Prostate Symptom score (IPSS).9 Correct determination of prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms may help the health service provider to plan appropriate management strategies.…”

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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; Frequency in Men Aged 40 or Above

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Pansota³

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Lower urinary tract symptoms are one of the commonest presentation in urology clinics. Lower Urinary tract symptoms include storage symptoms (frequency, urgency, urge incontinency and nocturia), voiding symptoms (hesitancy, dysuria, intermittency, poor stream of urine, terminal dribbling and residual urine sensation). Correct determination of prevalence of LUTS might help the health service provider to plan appropriate management strategies. So this study was designed to determine frequency of LUTS in men aged 40 or above.

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Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in middle‐aged and elderly Japanese

Abstract: The results showed that the severity of LUTS in Japan was related to aging. The prevalence of LUTS with I-PSS ≥ 8 in Japan is similar to that in other countries.

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Core lower urinary tract symptom score questionnaire: A psychometric analysis

Core lower urinary tract symptom score questionnaire: A psychometric analysis

Current work environments: What problems are being faced by Japanese urologists?

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; Frequency in Men Aged 40 or Above

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