患有类风湿性关节炎的妇女下尿道症状的患病率和影响:一个多中心的横截面研究
Ghadeer Alshaikh1, Baydaa Alsannan2, Dana Aldabeeb1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
概括
排泄功能障碍在患有类风湿性关节炎的女性中很常见,影响他们的生活质量. 许多患有尿路症状的患者不寻求医疗咨询,突出需要例行查和意识.
科学领域:
- 类风湿病学 类风湿病学
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 类风湿性关节炎 (RA) 是一种慢性自身免疫性疾病,导致关节炎症和全身影响.
- 排泄功能障碍会对患有慢性疾病的个体的生活质量产生重大影响.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定患有类风湿性关节炎的女性排泄功能障碍的患病率.
- 评估排泄功能障碍对该患者群体生活质量的影响.
主要方法:
- 在沙特阿拉伯的两个三级护理中心进行的横截面观察研究.
- 144名女性RA患者完成了一项在线调查,包括人口统计数据和国际前列腺症状评分 (IPSS).
- 排除标准包括年龄在18岁以下或先前存在的泌尿器官疾病.
主要成果:
- 平均IPSS得分为11.2,表明尿路症状的严重流行.
- 41.7%的参与者有中度症状,40.4%有轻度症状,17.9%有严重症状.
- 报告说,与家人 (16.7%) 或医生 (15.3%) 讨论尿道问题的比例较低,尽管有35.4%的人打算咨询专家.
结论:
- 排泄功能障碍非常普遍,并且会对患有类风湿性关节炎的女性的生活质量产生负面影响.
- 症状严重程度和寻求医疗帮助之间存在很大的差距,这强调了需要提高患者意识的必要性.
- 建议在RA患者中进行常规查,以改善治疗和治疗结果.
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