Objective:To investigate the relationship between urinary symptoms and quality of life of patients infected with HTLV-1.
Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that enrolled individuals with HTLV-1 positive serology from February 2010 to March 2011. Participants were HTLV-1 infected subjects followed in the HTLV-1 clinic of the University Hospital in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Patients with HTLV-1 associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), who had evidence of other neurological diseases, diabetes mellitus or were pregnant were excluded from the study. The questionnaire SF-36 was used to evaluate quality of life and the questionnaire OAB-V8 was used to evaluate urinary symptoms.
Results: From the 118 individuals evaluated, 50 (42.4%) complained of urinary symptoms and 68 (57.6%) did not. Most participants were females. There was no difference between the groups regarding demographic variables. The group with symptoms showed significantly lower scores in all domains of the SF-36 questionnaire. The domains with greatest differences were vitality and general health state.
Conclusions: Urinary symptoms negatively influence the quality of life of individuals infected with HTLV-1.
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Andrade R1, Tanajura D, Santana D, Dos Santos D, Carvalho EM Are you the author?
1Department of Physiotherapy, Professor Edgard Santos, University Hospital Complex, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Reference: Int Braz J Urol. 2013 Nov-Dec;39(6):861-6
doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2013.06.13
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24456778
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