Abstract
to assess the quality of life and body image of men with difficulty urinating and indwelling urinary catheter users, integrating the socio-demographic, economic and morbidity variables. a cross-sectional analytical study with 64 male patients with urinary problems. Three questionnaires were used for data collection: one containing sociodemographic, economic and morbid data, the Medical Outcome Study 36-item short-form health survey to analyze quality of life, and the Body Dysmorphic Examination, which assesses body image. T-test, Mann-Whitney, Pearson, Spearman, Linear Regression and Stepwise were used. quality of life and body image were compromised in both groups, affecting emotional aspects, with a high degree of body dissatisfaction and altered physical and social adversity. changes in patients' quality of life and body image were observed, confirming the need for improvement in care.
Highlights
Many urological diseases affect men, which may be congenital or acquired, malignant or benign, requiring clinical or surgical treatment
The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (REC) of the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
It is possible to observe that Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) was the main cause of inadequate urine elimination, affecting 75% of the individuals surveyed
Summary
Many urological diseases affect men, which may be congenital or acquired, malignant or benign, requiring clinical or surgical treatment. They occur at any time in life, presenting acute and selflimited or chronic and debilitating symptoms, which can make the diagnosis complex[1]. Difficulty urinating, in general, is composed of a set of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). In men, it presents gradually, over 40 years of age, due to structural or functional irregularities of the prostate that are perceived as discomforts associated with urinary retention and consequent bladder distension increase[2]. In South Korea, the prevalence was 70.6%(6), and in Brazil was 69%(7)
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