title: [Health related quality of life and productivity of women with overactive bladder].
abstract: The objective of the research was to assess the health related quality of life and productivity of women with overactive bladder.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was performed in 5 outpatient centers. General health status (EQ-5D), disease-specific quality of life (King's Health Questionnaire) and productivity (Work Productivity and Activity Impairment) were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-one women with mean age of 57.7 (SD = 11.6) years have had symptoms for 6.6 (SD = 6.2) years and 57 (93%) had incontinence. The EQ-5D (mean 0.668, SD = 0.314) was not significantly lower than that of the average population (p>0.05). The impact of incontinence and physical limitation (mean 70.5 and 68.9, respectively) were significant, the King's Health Questionnaire-utility was 0.932 (SD = 0.029). Productivity scores of involved patients were: absenteeism 0.04% (SD = 0.11), presenteeism 43.64% (SD = 28.54), overall work impairment 40.97% (SD = 26.91), and other activities 47.72% (SD = 27.24).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Applicability of the EQ-5D and King's Health Questionnaire as utility measures in overactive bladder deserve further research. Presenteeism should be considered in the evaluation of the therapy.
authors: Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Egészség-gazdaságtani és Egészségügyi Technológiaelemzési Kutatóközpont Budapest. marta.pentek@uni-corvinus.hu
authors: Márta
authors: M
authors: Péntek
authors: László
authors: L
authors: Gulácsi
authors: Attila
authors: A
authors: Majoros
authors: Csaba
authors: C
authors: Piróth
authors: Levente
authors: L
authors: Rubliczky
authors: Géza
authors: G
authors: Böszörményi Nagy
authors: Ferenc
authors: F
authors: Törzsök
authors: Petra
authors: P
authors: Timár
authors: Petra
authors: P
authors: Baji
authors: Valentin
authors: V
authors: Brodszky
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004526:Efficiency; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012890:Sleep; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D053201:Urinary Bladder, Overactive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology