title: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Erectile Dysfunction, and Quality of Life in Poststroke Men: A Controlled Cross-Sectional Study.
abstract: The aim of the current study was to compare lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), erectile dysfunction (ED), and quality of life (QoL) in poststroke and healthy men. Thirty poststroke men with stroke-related LUTS, and as controls, 96 healthy men participated in this controlled, cross-sectional study. Participants filled in the Danish Prostate Symptom Score (DAN-PSS-1) Questionnaire, the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), the 36-Item Short Form (SF-36), the Nocturia Quality-of-Life (N-QoL) Questionnaire. In the age group ≤55 years, comparing poststroke men with healthy controls both with LUTS, the results indicated DAN-PSS-1, total score median 13 (4-17) versus 3 (2-6), p = .05; IIEF-5 25 (14-25) versus 24 (23-25), p = .06; SF-12, total score 499 (360-679) versus 695 (644-734), p = .02; and N-QoL 98 (70-100) versus 96 (90-100), p = .65. In the age group >55 years, comparing poststroke men with healthy controls both with LUTS, the results indicated DAN-PSS-1, total score 13 (8-24) versus 5 (2-7), p < .01; IIEF-5 13 (5-20) versus 25 (24-25), p < .01; SF-36, total score 585 (456-718) versus 742 (687-772), p < .01; and N-QoL, total score 81 (66-95) versus 98 (80-100), p < .01. The results demonstrated that in age group above, but not below 55 years, poststroke men with LUTS had significantly higher frequency of severe and bothersome LUTS and ED than the healthy controls with LUTS, while QoL and N-QoL were significantly lower in comparison. It is recommended to identify and assess older poststroke men for LUTS, ED, and QoL.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark.
authors.forename: Sigrid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tibaek
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Health Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Gunvor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gard
authors.affiliation: 3 Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dehlendorff
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark.
authors.forename: Helle K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Iversen
authors.affiliation: 5 Clinic of Spinal Cord Injuries, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Hornbæk, Denmark.
authors.forename: Fin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Biering-Soerensen
authors.affiliation: 6 Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark.
authors.forename: Rigmor H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D059411:Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D020521:Stroke; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: erectile dysfunction; lower urinary tract symptoms; quality of life; stroke