Урология №6 / 2018
Сравнение международного индекса симптомов при заболеваниях предстательной железы и визуальной шкалы симптомов заболеваний предстательной железы у пациентов в Турции
1 Научно-образовательный госпиталь Kanuni Sulta n Süleyman, Урологические отделение, Стамбул, Турция; 2 Университет Хитит, Научно-образовательный госпиталь Çorum Erol Olçok, Урологические отделение, Чорум, Турция
Introduction. Benign prostate hyperplasia(BPH) is the most common benign disease in American men [1]. Aproximetely, BPH affects 75 and 83% of the men in the seventh and eigth decade of life respectively. The patients with BPH usually present lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs). The LUTSs include storage, voiding and postvoiding associated symptoms and are seen in 30% of the men over the age of 65 years [2]. In 1992, the World Health Organization accepted to use symptom score which was developed by American Urological Association [3]. This symptom score was called International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) which includes seven questions about bladder emptying, frequency, intermittancy, urgency, weak stream, nocturia and straining [4]. A new symptom score was developed by Walt et al in 2011 that was called Visual Prostate Symptom Score (VPSS) [5]. The VPSS has advantages about simplicity and easy understandable for elderly men when comparing the IPSS [3].
In this stuy, we aimed to compare the answering of IPSS and VPSS for the patients presenting with LUTS in urban area (Çorum city) of Turkey.
Methods. Data were recorded prospectively from the patients who were admitted to Hitit Universtiy, Çorum Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital for LUTS over the age of 45 years from February to August 2017. The patients were requested to fill the IPSS and VPSS without any assistance. The IPSS included 8 questions for irritative symptoms (2, 4, 7. questions (Qs)), obstructive symptoms (1, 3, 5, 6 Qs) and quality of life (8.Q); VPSS consisted 4 pictograms; 1 and 2 for irritative symptoms, 3 for obstructive symptom and 4 for quality of life. ...