title: The symptomatic outcome of transurethral prostatectomy evaluated with the DAN-PSS-1 score system.
abstract: We assessed the symptomatic outcome of transurethral prostatectomy with the newly developed self-administered questionnaire, Danish Prostate Symptom Score (DAN-PSS-1), in men suffering from uncomplicated benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The questionnaire was filled in adequately by 53 men, median age 69 (range 52-82), preoperatively and 2, 4 and 6 months after transurethral prostatectomy (TUR-P). The DAN-PSS-1 symptom score showed a high degree of sensitivity as the preoperative total score was median 20 (quartiles 14-36) and decreased to 4, 0 and 1 (quartiles from 0-4) at the 2, 4, and 6-month control respectively. The symptoms related to voiding were relieved totally after 2 months while symptoms related to storage were first relieved completely at 4-month control. Bother from symptoms was relieved after 2 months, although some symptoms still remained. The questionnaire was internally consistent with a reliability coefficient, Cronbach's alpha (alphaCr), of 0.73. We conclude that the DAN-PSS-1 questionnaire is an efficient tool among others in the indication and evaluation of treatment of uncomplicated BPH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Urology Section, Hillerød Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Flyger
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Holm
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mortensen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014554:Urination