Self management for men with lower urinary tract symptoms: randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of self management as a first line intervention for men with lower urinary tract symptoms.

Design

Randomised controlled trial.

Setting

A teaching hospital and a district general hospital in London.

Participants

140 men (mean age 63 (SD 10.7) years), recruited between January 2003 and April 2004, referred by general practitioners to urological outpatient departments with uncomplicated lower urinary tract symptoms.

Interventions

Self management and standard care (n=73) or standard care alone (n=67). The self management group took part in three small group sessions comprising education, lifestyle advice, and training in problem solving and goal setting skills.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome measure w

SUBMITTER: Brown CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1764065 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature