The impact of overactive bladder, incontinence and other lower urinary tract symptoms on quality of life, work productivity, sexuality and emotional well-being in men and women: Results from the EPIC study

BJU International

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1388-1395

  Coyne, Karin S ^a   Sexton, Chris C ^a   Irwin, Debra E ^b   Kopp, Zoe S ^c   Kelleher, Con J ^d   Milsom, Ian ^e  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Incontinence; LUTS; Overactive bladder; Quality of life; Sexuality; Work productivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLADDER CANCER; CAUCASIAN; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COMORBIDITY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MICTURITION; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PATIENT PERCEPTION OF BLADDER CONDITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINE INCONTINENCE; WELLBEING; WORK PRODUCTIVITY AND ACTIVITY IMPAIRMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EFFICIENCY; EMOTIONS; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 43049114250     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.07601.x     Document Type: Article

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