Observational studyInternational urogynecology journal2025
Assessing the Work Productivity Impact of Overactive Bladder Syndrome Among Employees at a Brazilian Hospital.
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- Navigating the challenges of overactive bladder management in women.World journal of urology · 2026Review
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesesFew studies have investigated the relationship between work productivity (WP) and overactive bladder syndrome (OABS). The majority of those that do use generic productivity questionnaires or only include WP as a secondary outcome. We evaluated the impact of OABS on specific domains of WP, with the hypothesis that OABS has an impact on the domains of efficiency, concentration, vigor, and irritability, lost working hours, interruptions, and impairment to the work schedule.
methodsAn observational, cross-sectional study with 576 female employees (without SBH 447, dry OABS 63, wet OABS 66) was carried out. The 8-item Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-V8), International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Overactive Bladder (ICIQ-OAB), and a WP questionnaire developed by the authors were used. Non-parametric tests were adopted to associate OABS with productivity. The correlation between the instruments was performed using the Spearman test, adopting a value of p = 0.05.
resultsThere was a significant impact of urinary symptoms on WP (p = 0.03) in the domains of productivity/efficiency (p = 0.03), restlessness (p < 0.05), and interruptions to go to the bathroom (p = 0.03), which was higher among employees with wet OABS. Urgency and urge urinary incontinence (UUI) were the symptoms with the greatest productive impact (p = 0.01, p < 0.001). A significant correlation was found between WP scores and OAB-V8 and ICIQ-AOB scores in both groups (p < 0.05).
conclusionOABS impacted WP, in the domains of efficiency, restlessness, and interruptions to go to the bathroom, with urgency and UUI being the symptoms with the greatest impact on productivity.
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