ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2015
Impact of overactive bladder on quality of life and resource use: results from Korean Burden of Incontinence Study (KOBIS).
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- Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Different Diseases Measured With the EQ-5D-5L: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Peroneal electrical transcutaneous neuromodulation (peroneal eTNMWorld journal of urology · 2026Review
- Urothelial Proteome Changes Underlying Overactive Bladder Associated With Bladder Outlet Obstruction.International neurourology journal · 2025Article
- Assessing the Work Productivity Impact of Overactive Bladder Syndrome Among Employees at a Brazilian Hospital.International urogynecology journal · 2025Observational
- The associations of continuity of care with inpatient, outpatient, and total medical care costs among older adults with urinary incontinence.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Survey on disease insight and prevalence of urinary incontinence in women.Investigative and clinical urology · 2021Article
- The impact of overactive bladder on health-related quality of life in Korea: based on the results of a Korean Community Health Survey.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Korean Translation and Linguistic Validation of Urgency and Overactive Bladder Questionnaires.International neurourology journal · 2020Article
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- A comparison of sacral neuromodulation vs. transvaginal electrical stimulation for the treatment of refractory overactive bladder: the impact on quality of life, body image, sexual function, and emotional well-being.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2019Review
- The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in population aged 40 years or over, in South Korea.Investigative and clinical urology · 2018Article
- Efficacy of posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) on overactive bladder in older adults.European geriatric medicine · 2018Article
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- Analysis of the prevalence and associated factors of overactive bladder in adult Korean men.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the impact of overactive bladder (OAB) on quality of life (QOL), resource use and productivity loss in patients recruited from six hospitals in Korea.
methodsThis cross-sectional survey recruited 625 OAB patients between July to December 2013. Patients were categorised into four groups based on the average number of urinary incontinence (UI) episodes over the past three days (0, 1, 2-3 and ≥4 UI/day). QOL was measured using the Incontinence-Specific Quality of Life Instrument (I-QOL), the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q), and a generic health-related utility instrument (EQ-5D). Information on hospital and clinic visit frequency, and continence pads use were also collected. Work productivity was assessed using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire. Between group differences were assessed using ANOVA. Multivariable regression analyses were performed to examine the independent effects of OAB symptoms on QOL.
resultsSeverity of UI showed a significant linear relationship with QOL, with clinically meaningful differences between each UI severity category. Compared to the dry category, patients in the most severe category (≥4 UI/day) had significantly lower I-QOL scores (69.8 vs 42.6; p < 0.0001), greater symptom bother on the OAB-q (30.4 vs 64.6; p < 0.0001), and poorer EQ-5D utility (0.848 vs 0.742; p < 0.001). Multivariable analyses showed that UI severity, frequency, urgency, and nocturia are independently associated with poorer QOL. Incontinence severity is also significantly associated with cost of incontinence pads (p < 0.0001), and a greater interference with work and regular activities (p = 0.001), however, no significant difference in hospital and clinic visits were observed.
conclusionSeverity of UI is a key contributor to the disease burden of OAB in Korean patients, even after taking into account the impact of other symptoms associated with OAB.
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