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ArticleCureus2022

Quality of Life of Saudi Women With Chronic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.

Mohammed AlAteeq, Saeed AlSary, Joud AlBaraki, Manar AlMutairi, Noura AlEnazi, Shadin AlDhalaan, Someiah AlYahya, Nazish Masud

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Mohammed AlAteeqFamily Medicine Department, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Saeed AlSaryObstetrics and Gynecology Department, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Joud AlBarakiFamily Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Manar AlMutairiFamily Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Noura AlEnaziFamily Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Shadin AlDhalaanFamily Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Someiah AlYahyaFamily Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Nazish MasudDepartment of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences (BEES), Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Georgia, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Chronic lower urinary symptoms (LUTS) are reported to affect more than half of women of all ages and have a significant impact on their quality of life (QoL). We aimed in this study to assess the QoL of adult Saudi women with chronic LUTS. Methods A cross-sectional study was done on 390 female patients diagnosed with LUTS at three tertiary care hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from October to December 2021. LUTS are classified into three categories: symptoms related to bladder storage (increased daytime frequency, nocturia, and urinary incontinence [UI]), symptoms of bladder voiding (hesitancy, extended micturition time, and insufficient emptying), and symptoms involved in the post-urination phase such as post-micturition dribbling. The data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire which comprised demographic characteristics, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) for assessment of LUTS severity, and King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) for assessment of QoL. Results After analyzing the study results, we found that symptoms were mild, moderate, and severe in 11%, 51%, and 39% of participants, respectively. Increased age and parity were found to have a significant association with increased symptom severity (

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PMCPMC9833424

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