Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Prostatitis
- VernacularTitle:慢性前列腺炎患者生活质量及相关因素
- Author:
Jinsong HUANG
;
Maoqin TANG
;
Zhaoxu LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mental health chronic prostatitis case-control studies quality of life WHOQOL-100
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the quality of life of patients with chronic prostatitis. Methods: Two hundred patients were included and tested with WHOQOL-100 . Results: Compared with normal controls, the following aspects had no significant difference, including energy and fatigue, appearance and status, working activity, daily life and environment. There were significant difference to controls in other 6 fields and 20 aspects. The major factors that do harm to QOL include satisfaction on life, income and depression. Conclusion: It should deserve the clinician's attention that the QOL of patients with chronic prostatitis is greatly lower than that of the normal controls.
