ArticleThe Journal of urology2018
Reasons for Seeking Clinical Care for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Mixed Methods Study.
Article in The Journal of urology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05765331 (Evaluating the Effectiveness of Chatbot-Based Intervention on Enhancing Self-management and Decision Self-efficacy Among Men Having Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms With or Without Erectile Dysfunction in the Post COVID-19 Era), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Chatbot-Based Intervention on Enhancing Self-management and Decision Self-efficacy Among Men Having Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms With or Without Erectile Dysfunction in the Post COVID-19 Era
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Barriers & Facilitators to Help-Seeking Behaviour for Abnormal Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men: Systematic Review.Cancer medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Health-seeking behavior among hematuria patients in Jordan: the case of the Health Belief Model.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Low follow-up rate after positive prostate cancer screening in southern China: a community-based cross-sectional survey with a prospective component.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Urinary Incontinence Among Physically Active Women.International urogynecology journal · 2025Observational
- Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN): An introduction to the Urinary Urgency Phenotyping Protocol LURN II.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2024Review
- Life disturbance and hospital visit experiences among Chinese patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a qualitative study.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- The impact of diabetes on overactive bladder presentations and associations with health-seeking behavior in China, South Korea, and Taiwan: Results from a cross-sectional, population-based study.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2024Article
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Depression: A Review.Health psychology research · 2023Article
- Prevalence of nocturia among community-dwelling adults: a population-based study in Malaysia.BMC urology · 2021Article
- Views of Normal Bladder Function Among Women Experiencing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.Urology · 2021Article
- Relationship between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Treatment-Related Behavior in an Eastern European Country: Findings from the LUTS POLAND Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Relationship of symptom severity and bother in individuals seeking care for lower urinary tract symptoms.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2020Article
- Analyzing and Characterizing Why Men Seek Care for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.Current urology reports · 2020Review
- Patient demographic and psychosocial characteristics associated with 30-day recall of self-reported lower urinary tract symptoms.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2020Article
- Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: challenges to early hospital presentation in a resource-poor health system.BMC urology · 2020Article
- Patient Characteristics Associated with More Bother from Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.The Journal of urology · 2019Observational
- The Comprehensive Assessment of Self-Reported Urinary Symptoms: A New Tool for Research on Subtypes of Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.The Journal of urology · 2019Observational
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Urinary Incontinence in a Treatment Seeking Male Prospective Cohort: Results from the LURN Study.The Journal of urology · 2018Article
- Exploring the Link of Psychological Adaptation, Socio-Economic Status, and Symptom Types on Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Older Women With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe primary objective of this study was to evaluate reasons for seeking care among men and women with lower urinary tract symptoms. MATERIALS AND
methodsParticipants were recruited from urology and urogynecology clinics, and the community. The sample was enriched with persons expected to have abnormal or diminished bladder sensations (eg participants with lower back surgery and participants 65 years old or older). Interviews were performed in person beginning with an open-ended assessment of urinary symptoms and associated bother followed by more directed questions, including reasons for seeking or not seeking treatment. We also examined the relationship between symptom frequency and bother using the LUTS (Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms) Tool.
resultsA total of 88 participants, including 38 men and 50 women, with a mean ± SD age of 52.2 ± 14.3 years provided information about urinary symptoms, including a range of quality of life consequences and coping behaviors. They sought treatment mostly because of new, continuing or bothersome symptoms. Factors associated with not seeking treatment included low symptom severity and concerns about the costs vs the benefits of treatment (eg side effects of medication). Symptom frequency and bother were associated with each other across symptoms assessed by the LUTS Tool.
conclusionsIn this large qualitative study we obtained useful insights into the impact of lower urinary tract symptoms from the perspective of the person with the symptoms. Removing barriers and misconceptions about the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms may increase the number of people who seek clinical care and improve the clinical course of men and women who experience lower urinary tract symptoms.
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