دورية أكاديمية
The value of international prostate symptom scoring system in the management of BPH in Jos, Nigeria.
| العنوان: | The value of international prostate symptom scoring system in the management of BPH in Jos, Nigeria. |
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| المؤلفون: | Amu OC; College of Medicine, Unec, Enugu, Nigeria. amuokwy@yahoo.com, Udeh EI, Ugochukwu AI, Dakum NK, Ramyil VM |
| المصدر: | Nigerian journal of clinical practice [Niger J Clin Pract] 2013 Jul-Sep; Vol. 16 (3), pp. 273-8. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Medknow Publications Country of Publication: India NLM ID: 101150032 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1119-3077 (Print) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Niger J Clin Pract Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Mumbai : Medknow Publications Original Publication: [Lagos?] : Medical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeria |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Prostatic Hyperplasia/*classification , Prostatic Hyperplasia/*therapy, Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nigeria ; Prospective Studies ; Quality of Life ; Severity of Illness Index ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Treatment Outcome |
| مستخلص: | Objective: To determine the value of international prostate symptom scoring (IPSS) system in management of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in Jos, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study of 104 newly diagnosed patients with BPH from June 2006 to July 2007. Patients' symptoms were initially evaluated by administering a pretreatment IPSS/Quality of Life Score (QOLS). This categorized patients into mild, moderate, and severe symptom groups. The mild symptom group had watchful waiting as mode of management. The moderate symptom group received doxazosin, an alpha blocker, while the severe symptom group had prostatectomy. A post-treatment IPSS/QOLS was administered 3 months after. Mean changes in IPSS/QOLS was calculated and subjected to paired student's t- test for significance in changes. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to test significance between correlations. Results: Mean age of patients was 64.3 years. 3 patients (2.9%), 53 patients (51.0%), and 48 patients (46.1%) fell into the minor, moderate, and severe symptom categories, respectively. The QOLS correlated with IPSS. There was a mean change in symptom scores of +2.3 for the minor symptom category, -8.1 (P < 0.001) for IPSS and -1.7 (P < 0.001) for QOLS in the moderate symptom category, and -24.6 (P < 0.001) for IPSS and -4.0 (P < 0.05) for QOLS in the severe symptom category. Conclusion: The study has shown that IPSS is a valuable tool in management of patients with BPH. |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20130618 Date Completed: 20130827 Latest Revision: 20151119 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1119-3077.113446 |
| PMID: | 23771445 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 1119-3077 |
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| DOI: | 10.4103/1119-3077.113446 |