1. The course of post-stroke bladder problems and their relation with functional and mental status and quality of life: A six-month, prospective, multicenter study
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Zuhal Özişler, Asuman Doğan, Hakan Tunç, Engin Koyuncu, Ayşe Güler, Ezgi Sasmaz, Ayşe Nur Bardak, Ebru Alemdaroğlu, Necmettin Yildiz, Murat Ersöz, Yesim Akkoc, Kurtuluş Köklü, and Ege Üniversitesi
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intermittent catheterization ,functional status ,Quality of life ,Bladder problems ,middle aged ,cholinergic receptor blocking agent ,Medicine ,Prospective cohort study ,Stroke ,lower urinary tract symptom ,International Prostate Symptom Score ,Modified Barthel Index ,adult ,Rehabilitation ,Mini Mental State Examination ,stroke ,humanities ,aged ,female ,brain hemorrhage ,language ,Original Article ,Psychosocial ,mental health ,nocturia ,prospective study ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Lower urinary tract dysfunction ,quality of life assessment ,Urinary system ,bladder dysfunction ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,lower urinary tract dysfunction ,Article ,Danish ,urine incontinence ,bladder injury ,male ,Internal medicine ,incontinence ,follow up ,controlled study ,human ,Incontinence ,business.industry ,Danish prostatic symptom score ,questionnaire ,daily life activity ,medicine.disease ,major clinical study ,brain ischemia ,language.human_language ,stress incontinence ,multicenter study ,quality of life ,Post stroke ,observational study ,business - Abstract
WOS: 000511167800006, PubMed: 31893270, Objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency and course of post-stroke lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) from early term up to a period of six months and to investigate the relation of LUTD with functional and mental status and quality of life (QoL) in stroke patients. Patients and methods: This prospective study included a total of 70 stroke patients (44 males, 26 females; mean age 62.7 +/- 7.0 years; range, 46 to 79 years) from five different centers across Turkey between June 2015 and January 2017. the patients were questioned using the Danish Prostatic Symptom Score (DAN-PSS) to evaluate LUTD and evaluated using the Modified Barthel Index (MBI), Incontinence QoL Questionnaire (I-QOL), and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) at one, three, and six months. Results: At least one symptom of LUTD was observed in 64 (91.4%), 58 (82.9%), and 56 (80%) of the patients according to the DAN-PSS at one, three, and six months, respectively. A statistically significant improvement was found in the DAN-PSS, MBI, MMSE, I-QOL total scores, avoidance and psychosocial subgroup scores at six months compared to the first month scores (p
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- 2019