Development of a quality of life scale specific for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia

Cam K., Muezzinoglu T., Aydemir O., Buyukalpelli R., Toktas G., Gemalmaz H.

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, cilt.45, sa.2, ss.339-346, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11255-013-0384-4
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.339-346
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Prostate, Quality of life, Reliability, Validity, URINARY-TRACT SYMPTOMS, INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCES, CHINESE PATIENTS, PREVALENCE, MEN, BPH, GUIDELINES, BOTHERSOMENESS, VALIDATION, MANAGEMENT
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The improvement of quality of life (QoL) should be the major concern in any proposed treatment modality for any disorder. The objective of this study was to develop a new easy to use benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)-specific QoL scale that may guide the treatment policy in BPH.