title: Life impact of urologic pain syndromes.
abstract: In order to explore the personal experience of chronic urologic pain we asked patients to journal in their own words their daily symptoms and the effects of those symptoms on home/family life, working life and social life. Journal responses were independently reviewed by three researchers and major themes summarized following an inductive approach. Three major themes were identified concerning symptoms, personal and interpersonal effects of symptoms and related role limitations. Fatigue emerged as a newly recognized symptom that may benefit from treatment. Role limitations are mediated by potentially modifiable personal and interpersonal effects currently not addressed in urologic pain treatment paradigms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. lhatchett@lumc.edu
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hatchett
authors.forename: Mary Pat
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Jeannette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Potts
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winder
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mickelberg
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barrell
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kusek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult
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