title: Factors affecting health-related quality of life among patients with lower urinary tract symptoms.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to evaluate the association of factors such as pain, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), anxiety, depression and psychiatric morbidity on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with LUTS.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 227 patients with LUTS were recruited into the study. The patients were assessed on pain, LUTS, anxiety, depression, psychiatric morbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using standardized questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study showed that after adjustment, age, pain, anxiety, depression, psychiatric morbidity and LUTS contributed 31%, 13%, 45%, 16% and 48% respectively to the variability of the physical, mental, social, global and overall HRQoL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Age, pain, psychiatric morbidity, anxiety and depression are associated with HRQoL among patients with LUTS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. quientine@time.net.my
authors.forename: Kia Fatt
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Quek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000150:complications*