The impact of benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery on patients' quality of life.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the impact of surgical treatment of benign hyperplasia of the prostate on patients' quality of life (QoL).


METHODS
The QoL of 181 patients was assessed by the health questionnaire SF-36. The measurement was carried out before and 6 months after surgery.


RESULTS
After surgery, SF-36 scales improved their scores, fundamentally General Health (57.4%) and Physical Functioning (57.1%). 70.3% improved their physical component summary (PCS) and 49.1% their mental component summary (MCS). The improved PCS and MCS were not associated with the improved I-PSS or urine flow. The improved PCS was 2.2 times higher in patients who had previously scored under 44 in the PCS, 2.2 in patients who had scored over 25 in the I-PSS, and 2.9 times higher in patients without chronic diseases. With regard to MCS improvement, this was 17.1 times higher in patients who scored under 50 previously on the MCS, 3.1 in patients who scored over 4 on the IQL, 5.7 in patients without postoperative incontinence, and 3.3 times higher in patients who lived in urban areas.


CONCLUSIONS
Improvement in QoL after surgery is noted more in physical than in psychological aspects. Although a reduction in the intensity of prostatic symptoms and an increase in urine flow values were noted postoperatively, the improvement QoL was not associated with improved symptoms or urinary flow.
Salinas Sánchez
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Urology Department, Albacete General Hospital, Albacete, Spain. asalinas@pulso.com
Hernández Millán
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Segura Martín
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Lorenzo Romero
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JG
Virseda Rodríguez
J A
JA
D000368:Aged; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003625:Data Collection; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011336:Probability; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014563:Urodynamics