Prevalence of overactive bladder symptoms and their impact on health-related quality of life of medical and dentistry students: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a popular distressing health condition that has negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the inflicted individuals. This multicenter study was conducted to determine the prevalence of OAB symptoms and their impact on the HRQoL of medical and dentistry students.

Methods

This study was conducted in a cross-sectional design in the 3 main universities in Palestine. In addition to the sociodemographic, health, and academic characteristics of the medical and dentistry students, the questionnaire also contained the OAB symptom bother (6-items) and HRQoL (13-items) Short-Form (OAB-q SF) scales. Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney U test, Pearson Chi-Square/Fisher's Exact Test, Spearman's rank correlations, and a multiple linea

SUBMITTER: Shawahna R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8497683 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature