Effectiveness of a newly developed online self-management program for male patients with uncomplicated lower urinary tract symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To explore the effect of an online self-management program in secondary care for men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Methods

We performed a prospective nonrandomized double-cohort pilot study of consecutive adult men referred with uncomplicated LUTS to three urology outpatient departments. Men in both cohorts received care as usual from a urologist, but men in the intervention cohort also had access to an online self-management program. Outcomes were assessed after 6 and 12 weeks: LUTS severity was assessed with the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OABq), and the Perceived Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I). The main outcome of interest was a clear improvement in the PGI-I scores ("much better" or "very m

SUBMITTER: Blanker MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6851635 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature