Health utility value of overactive bladder in Japanese older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the health utility values (HUVs) of overactive bladder (OAB), defined as urinary urgency, usually accompanied by urinary daytime or nocturnal frequency, with or without urinary incontinence, among adults aged ≥65 years and to assess the HUV decrements (disutilities) of OAB according to its severity.

Methods

This cross-sectional Internet-based study was conducted between 2 and 9 November 2023, with quota sampling with equal probability for each sex and age group (age 65-74 years and ≥75 years). OAB was defined as an urgency score of ≥2 points and a total score of ≥3 points based on the Overactive Bladder Symptom Score. OAB severity was categorized as mild (total score, ≤5 points) or moderate-to-severe (total score, 6-15 points). HUVs were measured usin

SUBMITTER: Yoshioka T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11771497 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature