title: The quality of life of patients on a waiting list for transurethral resection of the prostate.
abstract: We evaluated the quality of life of 50 patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy on a waiting list for transurethral resection of the prostate. The patients had a median age of 68 years (range: 48-84 years) and had been on the waiting list for a median of eight months (range: 2-36 months). Patients were assessed using the Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Health-Related Quality of Life Survey Questionnaire. All patients had disagreeable urinary symptoms that interfered with their normal activities, for example, 92% of patients were troubled by disturbed sleep. The patients also had worries about the possibility of prostatic cancer (40%) and a perceived deterioration in sexual performance during the preceding year (56%). Eleven of the 14 patients who were re-evaluated one year after a transurethral resection of the prostate were completely free of any bothersome urinary symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: McRae
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 / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014850:Waiting Lists; D014904:Western Australia