Abstract
Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this study was to review the current evidence for quality of life (QOL) in patients with kidney stone disease (KSD).Recent FindingsA review of literature from inception to May 2016 for all prospective English language articles on QOL in patients with KSD was done. QOL studies post urological procedures or ureteric stents were excluded. Nine studies (1570 patients) were included of which most (n = 6) used the SF-36 QOL tool. Overall, seven of the nine studies demonstrated a lower QOL in patients with KSD. Bodily pain and general health were significantly lower in patients with KSD compared to their control groups.SummaryPatients with KSD have an overall lower QOL with most impact on bodily pain and general health domains. Compared to the scale of patients suffering from KSD, more work needs to be done in measuring QOL both in terms of ‘Stone specific’ QOL measuring tools and the quality/number of studies in this field.
Highlights
Kidney stone disease (KSD) is a common problem, affecting approximately 10–15 % of people in Europe and North America [1]
Some patients are asymptomatic with their KSD, many will have pain, urinary tract infection (UTI) or haematuria and may require multiple hospital admissions or multiple surgical procedures for this
Inclusion Criteria & Prospective studies written in the English language from inception to May 2016 & Studies reporting on quality of life (QOL) in patients with KSD
Summary
Kidney stone disease (KSD) is a common problem, affecting approximately 10–15 % of people in Europe and North America [1]. Some patients are asymptomatic with their KSD, many will have pain, urinary tract infection (UTI) or haematuria and may require multiple hospital admissions or multiple surgical procedures for this. This may affect their renal function with an impact on their quality of life (QOL). There are numerous ways to treat renal tract calculi, depending on their size, location, volume, anatomical factors and patient comorbidities It was open surgical techniques; shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) was introduced in 1980, followed by percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and subsequently endourological techniques with the popularisation of ureteroscopy (URS). The presence of KSD, interventions for it and/or ureteric stents can all influence the QOL to varying degrees [4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
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