Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common diseases in the world and also one of the most common causes of urinary complaints that occur with increasing age. Thus, BPH should be addressed with surgical procedures. To contribute to the relevant literature, the present study aims to investigate the effects of surgical therapies for BPH on the patients quality of life.
This study included 120 patients who underwent surgery for BPH at a Training and Research Hospital. The short-form health survey (SF-36) was administered to the patients before the surgery and at three months after the surgery. Eight parameters of the SF-36 and mental (MCS) and physical (PCS) component summary scores were calculated. The Student's t-test, Wilcoxon, and chi-square test were used in the statistical analysis.
When the eight parameters within the SF-36 health questionnaire were examined separately, the findings showed that patients quality of life increased significantly with respect to physical functioning, social functioning, and role limitations because of emotional problems , vitality, bodily pain, general health perceptions, and mental health domains three months after surgery (p < .001). The PCS and MCS significantly increased after surgery (p < .001).
The SF-36 questionnaire results showed that a significant improvement in the patients quality of life was observed in patients who underwent surgery for BPH. Our findings suggest that SF-36 could be considered a reliable evaluation test to be used in the patients with BPH after surgery.
The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male. 2018 Feb 02 [Epub ahead of print]
Mustafa Erkoc, Alper Otunctemur, Huseyin Besiroglu, Fatih Altunrende
a Department of Urology , Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi , Istanbul , Turkey., b Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey., c Department of Urology , Catalca Ilyas Cokay State Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey., d Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Saglik Bakanligi Okmeydani Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi , Istanbul , Turkey.