Dohyung Kim1, Soo-Kyoung Lee2
1Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea
2College of Nursing, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea
Background: This study was conducted to provide a
fundamental data and improve health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) in increasing population of middle-aged male
patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by
investigating
and analyzing the factors affecting the HRQoL.
Methods: The survey was performed with 124 middle-aged
male BPH patients of Fatima hospital located in
Daegu city. The data were collected by questionnaires and
were analyzed by using SPSS WIN ver. 18.0 (IBM
Corp., New York, NY, USA).
Results: Severity of BPH in participants was classified into
moderate (54%), severe (31.5%), and mild (14.5%).
The mean HRQoL score was 3.78 points. The scores in each
section were 4.18 points for ¡®disability of daily living
activity¡¯, 3.95 points for ¡®discomfort due to BPH¡¯, 3.69
points for ¡®psychological state¡¯, 3.65 points for ¡®anxiety¡¯
and 2.93 points for ¡®sex life¡¯. Perceived health state
presented positive correlation with HRQoL and negative
correlation with BPH symptoms. The BPH symptoms showed
negative correlation with HRQoL. The level of
BPH symptoms, perceived health status and prostate
volume were revealed to influence the HRQoL in the order
of the degree of influence. The factors¡¯ determination value
was 63.0%.
Conclusions: It was confirmed that the lower the patient¡¯s
level of BPH symptoms is, the better the perceived
health status is and that the smaller the prostate volume is,
the higher the HRQoL is. Therefore, administration
of medicine that relieves BPH symptoms and reduces a
volume of the prostate should be encouraged and
sustainable
education, customized treatment and nursing care should be
provided.
Korean J Health Promot 2017;17(3):199-208
Keywords: Middle aged, Prostatic hyperplasia, Quality of life |