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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Among Females with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.

Faris Abushamma, Narjis Nassar, Sulafa Omar Najjar, Sobhe Mahmoud Hijaze, Amer Koni, Sa'ed H Zyoud, Amir Aghbar, Rifat Hanbali, Hashim Hashim

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Faris AbushammaDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0002-0530-5466
Narjis NassarDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0002-5460-143X
Sulafa Omar NajjarDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0002-4010-5785
Sobhe Mahmoud HijazeDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0002-3590-5120
Amer KoniDivision of Clinical Pharmacy, Hematology and Oncology Department, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Sa'ed H ZyoudDepartment of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0002-7369-2058
Amir AghbarDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Rifat HanbaliDepartment of Rheumatology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Hashim HashimBristol Urological Institute, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
An-Najah National University · PSNorth Bristol NHS Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the presence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) female patients with assessment of LUTS and its impact on quality of life (QoL). PATIENTS AND

methodsA prospective, cross-sectional study of female patients with RA was conducted. Demographics and clinical data, Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms questionnaire (BFLUTS), and the RA Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) were all collected. A correlation has been made between all variables to assess the factors that induce LUTS in RA and the impact on QoL.

resultsEighty-nine patients were enrolled. About 94.4% of RA patients had at least one symptom of LUTS. Concerning DAS28, 55.1% had moderate disease activity and 16.9% had high disease activity, which was not significantly associated with BFLUTS or QoL. The prevalence of overactive bladder syndrome symptoms (OAB: frequency, urgency, nocturia, and urgency incontinence) were found to be 65.2%, 59.6%, 56.2%, and 30.3%, respectively. Stress incontinence was prevalent in 40.4% of patients. The overall interference with life was evident in 27 (30.3%) patients secondary to LUTS. Body mass index (BMI) was positively and significantly correlated with the presence of storage symptoms (r = 0.306,

conclusionLUTS is a prominent and significant disability that directly affects QoL in RA. BMI is an independent factor that is linked to LUTS in RA patients.

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BFLUTSDAS28lower urinary tract symptomsoveractive bladderquality of liferheumatoid arthritis

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