Investigation of the related factors and quality of life in the female patients with primary overactive bladder

Abstract

Objective To investigate the related factors and quality of life in the female patients with primary overactive bladder (OAB) to provide the basis for the chnical treatment.Methods One hundred and seven female patients with primary OAB were surveyed by the questionnaire about the general data and the King' s Health Questionnaire (KHQ),and the correlation was analyzed by the Spearman.Results The occurrence of female patients with primary OAB was related to the age,marital status,mode of delivery,dehvery times,body mass index,with and without chronic diseases (P ＜ 0.05),and was not related to the education,residential area,abortion and diet habits (P ＞ 0.05).The scores of the general health feeling,the severity of voiding problem,the restricted behavior,restricted motion,social limitations,the personal life,emotion,sleep and energy,the coping style of symptoms,and severity of symptom in KHQ were respectively (61.44 ± 14.68),(81.31 ±26.76),(32.54±28.63),(46.73 ±21.27),(27.91 ±23.75),(20.91 ±25.86),(47.90 ± 28.19),(32.40 ± 23.44),(14.49 ± 17.02),and (8.45 ± 2.69).The score of Overactive Bladder Syndrome Score (OABSS) was positively correlated with the severity of voiding problem,restricted motion,social limitations,emotion,the coping style of symptoms and the severity of symptom (r =0.280,0.334,0.288,0.224,0.325,0.458,respectively; P＜0.05).Contusions The symptoms of female patients with primary OAB are related to the age,marital status,delivery times,body mass index,with and without chronic diseases,and OAB can affect the patient' s quality of life in different degrees. Key words: Quality of life; Risk factor; Overactive bladder; Female