TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life assessment before and after transurethral resection of the prostate in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms
AU - Quek, Kia Fatt
AU - Loh, Chit Sin
AU - Low, Wah Yun
AU - Razack, Azad Hassan
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements The first author wishes to thank the University of Malaya's Postgraduate Scholarship Committee as well as the Research and Development Management Unit for providing financial support for the research. The authors are grateful to Professor Ronald Melzack of McGill University for allowing the use of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Objectives'. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of surgical treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a Malaysian population by evaluating the quality of life before and after treatment. Patients and methods: The study group comprised 111 LUTS patients (age 69.56 ±7.94 years, mean ±SD ) who were assessed 1 week before and at 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment using the healthrelated quality of life (HRQOL-20) questionnaire, a visual analogue scale (VAS), the present pain intensity (PPI) scale and the international prostate symptom score (I-PSS). Results: Preoperatively the patients suffered more pain, severe prostatic symptoms, impaired disease-specific quality of life and a reduction in healthrelated quality of life. Postoperatively the patients showed a significant reduction and improvement in pain, prostatic symptoms, and disease-specific and health-related quality of life. Conclusions: The results showed that the operative procedure significantly improved the overall quality of life of patients with LUTS.
AB - Objectives'. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of surgical treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in a Malaysian population by evaluating the quality of life before and after treatment. Patients and methods: The study group comprised 111 LUTS patients (age 69.56 ±7.94 years, mean ±SD ) who were assessed 1 week before and at 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment using the healthrelated quality of life (HRQOL-20) questionnaire, a visual analogue scale (VAS), the present pain intensity (PPI) scale and the international prostate symptom score (I-PSS). Results: Preoperatively the patients suffered more pain, severe prostatic symptoms, impaired disease-specific quality of life and a reduction in healthrelated quality of life. Postoperatively the patients showed a significant reduction and improvement in pain, prostatic symptoms, and disease-specific and health-related quality of life. Conclusions: The results showed that the operative procedure significantly improved the overall quality of life of patients with LUTS.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0035513878
U2 - 10.1007/s003450100216
DO - 10.1007/s003450100216
M3 - Article
C2 - 11760785
AN - SCOPUS:0035513878
SN - 0724-4983
VL - 19
SP - 358
EP - 364
JO - World Journal of Urology
JF - World Journal of Urology
IS - 5
ER -