title: Effect of anxiety and pain on success of shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for treatment of proximal ureteral and renal pelvic stones.
abstract: The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of anxiety and pain on success of shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for treatment of proximal ureteral and renal pelvic stones smaller than 15 mm. One hundred thirty-two patients with proximal ureteral or renal pelvic stones <15 mm who were treated by a SWL and forty controls were enrolled in the study. State-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) was used to assess anxiety of the controls and patients (before every SWL session). Pains of the patients were measured by a visual analog scale (VAS) at three times (T) of the sessions (T11 at 11 kV, T15 at 15 kV and T end of treatment). The mean STAI scores of the patients at the first SWL session and controls were 40.61 ± 8.71 and 36.11 ± 8.18, respectively (p < 0.05). There was statistically positive moderate relationship between STAI and VAS scores at the first SWL session. The mean size of stone in men and women were 11.16 ± 2.88 and 11.00 ± 3.41, respectively (p = 0.88). In the first session, the mean STAI and VAS scores of the men were significantly lower than the women. The stone-free rate (SFR) of SWL was 72.7 % in this study. The SFR of SWL in the men and women were 78 and 64 %, respectively (p < 0.05). Our data showed that the severity of anxiety and pain in the women were higher than the men. SFR of SWL in the men was higher than the women. The severity of anxiety and pain in the patients may affect SFR of SWL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. uceroktay@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ucer
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.affiliation: Urology Clinic, Private Batı Urology Branch Center, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ekren
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozan
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Talha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muezzinoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Anxiety; Pain; Renal pelvis; SWL; Stone; Ureter