title: The impact of posterior urethral valves on adult quality of life.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the quality of life of men who had been treated for posterior urethral valves (PUV) in childhood.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires were mailed to 108 patients with PUV treated at the Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, and 67 (62%) of them responded. Three different questionnaires (15D, LSS, and RAND) were used to evaluate the quality of life.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total quality of life in PUV patients was reported as good compared to the general population in the RAND and LSS surveys. However, in the 15D analysis the PUV patients reported lower scores in sleeping, eating, and sexual activity. Those PUV patients who had been treated for renal insufficiency reported lower scores in several dimensions in all three surveys. Patients with urinary incontinence reported more sleeping problems and regarded themselves physically more disabled.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The PUV patients with renal insufficiency or urinary incontinence had impaired quality of life in several dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Jenni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jalkanen
authors.forename: Aino K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mattila
authors.forename: Jukka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heikkilä
authors.forename: Risto P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Roine
authors.forename: Harri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sintonen
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taskinen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures; D055815:Young Adult