Application of the decisional regret scale (DRS) in men undergoing anti-incontinence procedures for stress urinary incontinence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decisional regret (DR) has previously been applied to other urologic issues (hypospadias, prostate cancer). The present study seeks to evaluate certain patient factors that directly correlate to high DR scores in anti-incontinence procedures.

Methods

Medical records for 119 patients undergoing anti-incontinence procedures between 2009 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Forty-one patients were accessible for telephone follow-up and provided a Decisional Regret Scale (DRS) questionnaire. If patients had both a sling and an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placed, questionnaires were administered for each. DRS score was quantified in accordance with prior literature, with scores ranging 0-100. We subdivided patients based on demographics and surgical data, cor

SUBMITTER: Dunbar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560339 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature