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KMID : 0869120090110020176
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기초간호자연과학회지
2009 Volume.11 No. 2 p.176 ~ p.182
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Factors Affecting on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Middle-aged Women
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Jang In-Sun
Park Seung-Mi
Lee Ji-Yeon
Oh Doo-Nam
Kim Ji-Yun
Jung Hyun-Jung
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was performed to investigate demographic and disease-related characteristics that influence lower urinary tract symptoms in middle-aged women.
Methods: The participants in this study were 301 middle-aged women and they completed structured questionnaire between May to June, 2008. Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) were measured with Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms-short form (BFLUTS-SF) and categorized as voiding, filling and incontinence symptoms. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and multiple regression with SPSS PC 15.0 version.
Results: The participants who have higher economic status and drink alcohol were more likely to have LUTS score than other woman who have lower economic status and don’t drink alcohol at all. Also, frequent childbirth experiences and chronic diseases conditions such as diabetes and heart disease are positively associated with LUTS score. The symptoms of filling and incontinence were affected by number of childbirth, alcohol drinking habit and chronic disease conditions while voiding symptom was influenced only by alcohol drinking habit. In multiple regression analysis, LUTS were significantly predicted by parity, drinking carbonated beverage and alcohol.
Conclusion: For proper nursing care related to lower urinary tract symptoms, nursing intervention should focus on improving alcohol drinking habit and carbonated beverage comsumption.
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KEYWORD
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LUTS, Women
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