Role of voiding and storage symptoms for the quality of life before and after treatment in men with voiding dysfunction.
OBJECTIVE
Previous studies on associations between voiding dysfunction and quality of life (QoL) have largely been limited to baseline data. Therefore, we have explored associations between Q (max) and voiding and storage sub-scores of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) before and after treatment with QoL.


METHODS
Analysis of a single-center database of 2,316 men with voiding dysfunction attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia undergoing various medical and surgical treatment forms.


RESULTS
Q (max) exhibited little correlation with QoL before or after treatment. IPSS inversely correlated with QoL at baseline and after treatment, and IPSS improvements correlated with those of QoL. The associations applied to both the voiding and storage sub-score of the IPSS, with the latter consistently exhibiting somewhat tighter associations.


CONCLUSIONS
Our post-treatment data support the idea of a cause-effect relationship between voiding symptoms and QoL irrespective of treatment form. While both voiding and storage symptoms contribute to this relationship, storage symptoms play a somewhat greater role.
Sountoulides
Petros
P
Department of Urology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
van Dijk
Marleen M
MM
Wijkstra
Hessel
H
de la Rosette
Jean J M C H
JJ
Michel
Martin Christian
MC
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology