title: Personal goals and expectations of OAB patients in the UK.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In clinical practice and in research patient-centred outcomes are often utilised to help improve communication between patients and clinicians and to help manage expectations from treatment. However, many of these goals are generic and do not adequately capture the details of day to day life that bother patients the most and that they hope will improve with therapy. This study aimed to understand what are the goals of patients with overactive bladder symptoms in the UK who were taking part in a clinical trial and to assess goal achievement.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a qualitative analysis of the patients goals recorded using the Self-Assessment Goal Achievement (SAGA) Questionnaire during the UK study assessing flexible dose fesoterodine in adults (SAFINA) trial. Free text patient goals were completed at baseline and an assessment of achievement was performed at the end of treatment. Grounded theory was used to develop themes and sub themes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three hundred and thirty-one patients completed the trial and 1137 open ended goals were set. Six themes emerged from the data including, OAB, other LUTS and finishing the task in hand with multiple subthemes noted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By assessing and understanding what is important to the patient, it may help to tailor patient care and treatment and improve patient satisfaction.
authors: King's College Hospital, London, UK.
authors: Angie
authors: A
authors: Rantell
authors: King's College Hospital, London, UK.
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Cardozo
authors: St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors: Vik
authors: V
authors: Khullar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom; D053201:Urinary Bladder, Overactive / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D064804:Urological Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D064804:Urological Agents; C526675:fesoterodine
keywords: overactive bladder; patient satisfaction; patient-centred outcomes; patients goals