Depression and somatic symptoms may influence on chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a preliminary study.
The present study is the first one to investigate the impacts of depression and somatization on the disease severity and quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). The Korean version of National Institutes of Health (NIH)- Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (CPSI) for severity of CP/CPPS. Korean version of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression, Korean version of Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) for somatization, and Korean version of EuroQol Questionnaire-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D)- [(EQ-5D utility index and visual analog scale (EQ-5D VAS)] for QoL, were administered. Eighty patients were enrolled. The NIH-CPSI total scores were significantly higher in those with depression (25.3%, p=0.01) or somatization (23.2%, p=0.03) than in those without. These trends toward significantly negative influence of depression and somatic symptoms on QoL were also observed. Our preliminary results indicate that depression and somatization may have negative influence on the symptom severity and QoL in patients with CP/CPPS. However, adequately-powered and more well-designed studies are mandatory to prove our results.
Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jun Sung
JS
Koh
Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Metropolitan Eunpyeong Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyo Jung
HJ
Ko
Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sheng-Min
SM
Wang
Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kang Joon
KJ
Cho
Department of Urology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Joon Chul
JC
Kim
Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Soo-Jung
SJ
Lee
Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. ; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Duram, NC, USA.
Chi-Un
CU
Pae
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Depression; Somatization