Relationship between outpatient duration of young outpatient physicians and lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual dysfunction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In China, physicians aged 30-45 years who work in tertiary hospitals perform most of the clinical duties, especially outpatient services, and the high-intensity, high-pressure workplace may through long-term sedentary affect their health, particularly urinary health.

Methods

The study, conducted from October 2020 to October 2021, included male physicians in Xiangya Hospital, the Second Xiangya Hospital, and the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (Hunan, China). They were divided into surgeon and non-surgeon groups. We collect the data on age, body mass index (BMI), duration of outpatient duties and the International Prostate Symptom Score-voiding (IPSS-V) and IPSS-storage (IPSS-S), and the IPSS-Total, and the IPSS-Quality of Life Index (IPSS-QOL),

SUBMITTER: Song QT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9547155 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature