title: [Factors associated with lower urinary tract symptoms for patients with Parkinson's disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study was done to identify lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to evaluate the factors affecting LUTS for the people with Parkinson's disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  The research design was a cross-sectional study with interviews using a structured questionnaire. The participants were 72 patients with Parkinson's disease who were seen in the Neurology clinic of a university hospital from September to November 2005.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean score of LUTS for the participants was 10.11. In each symptom score of LUTS (range 0-5), weak stream was the highest 2.06, followed by nocturia 1.71, and urgency 1.61. The severity of LUTS was moderate to severe group for 51%. LUTS were significantly different by regular exercise. Positive correlations were observed between Hoehn and Yahr stage (stage of disease severity) and frequency and between Hoehn and Yahr stage and urgency (r=.280, p=.018; r=.328, p=.005). LUTS were significantly predicted by regular exercise (p=.001) which explained 15.0% of the variance in LUTS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Regular exercise was found to be a very important factor associated with LUTS for patients with Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Institute of Medical Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea. hjsong@jejunu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Hyo Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ji Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Eun Joo
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jung-Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: Young-Joo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chul Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myung Ja
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Kyo
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chaung
authors.forename: Hye Ja
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyung Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Keun Heau
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003248:Constipation; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D053201:Urinary Bladder, Overactive / Q000175:diagnosis*