Daily symptom associations for urinary urgency and anxiety, depression and stress in women with overactive bladder.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

Women with overactive bladder (OAB) report psychological distress, anxiety and depression, but short-term associations between these symptoms are poorly studied. Our objectives were to study daily associations between OAB symptoms and psychological symptoms and test whether these associations were stable when reassessed after 3 months. We hypothesized that OAB symptoms are positively associated with anxiety and depression symptoms over a short-term (daily) basis.

Methods

Female patients with OAB [bothersome urgency and/or urgency urinary incontinence (UUI)] assessed OAB and mood symptoms at baseline and 3 months using a 3-day bladder diary and visual analog scale (VAS) ratings (0-100 mm) for anxiety, depression and stress. Daily OAB and mood sympt

SUBMITTER: Mehr AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9039964 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature