Impact on quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients : Which urinary symptoms are to blame?

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AIM: To evaluate the correlation between the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) in multiple sclerosis (MS) subjects, and the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), the bother caused by these symptoms and subjects' quality of life (QoL).

MATERIAL AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 50 subjects with persistent LUTS secondary to MS who were recruited from the registry of a national NGO, between October 2017 and November 2019. Subjects with a history of any disease besides MS that could otherwise explain the presence of LUTS, as well as those with other neurological conditions were excluded. Information including MS duration, subjects' EDSS, voiding and storage LUTS, voiding symptoms' subscore of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS-V), Overactive Bladder Symptom Scores (OABSS), Urinary Bothersome Questionnaire in Multiple Sclerosis (UBQMS), and urologic QoL (SF-Qualiveen) was gathered. Correlations between these scores were assessed using Spearman's bivariate correlations. Wilcoxon's signed rank test was used to evaluate the difference of impact between voiding and storage LUTS on bother of subjects.

RESULTS: The median disease duration was 7±5.8years and the predominant lower urinary symptom was urgency (82%). Median OABSS and IPSS-V were respectively 8±3.8 and 8±3. Subjects were significantly more bothered from storage than voiding symptoms (2 vs. 1.6; P=0.03), and their QoL was directly affected by storage LUTS. Urgency urinary incontinence had the highest positive correlation with SFQ (r=0.542; P<0.01). MS duration and urologic QoL measured by SF-Q were negatively correlated (r=-0.345; P=0.01).

CONCLUSION: In MS patients with LUTS, urologic QoL is mainly affected by storage urinary symptoms. Physicians should use a holistic approach to reduce the risk of complications in these patients, by controlling both voiding and storage symptoms, in particular urgency urinary incontinence that mostly affects patient's QoL.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3:.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Progres en urologie : journal de l'Association francaise d'urologie et de la Societe francaise d'urologie - 32(2022), 10 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 711-716

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ziadeh, T [VerfasserIn]
Mjaess, G [VerfasserIn]
El Helou, J [VerfasserIn]
Zalaket, J [VerfasserIn]
Mouawad, C [VerfasserIn]
Azar, C [VerfasserIn]
Abboud, H [VerfasserIn]
Koussa, S [VerfasserIn]
Nemr, E [VerfasserIn]
El Helou, E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Lower urinary tract symptoms
Multiple sclerosis
Qualité de vie
Quality of life
Sclérose en plaques
Troubles du bas appareil urinaire

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Date Completed 30.08.2022

Date Revised 30.08.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.purol.2022.05.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342365401