Mental Status and Related Factors for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Patients

VernacularTitle:良性前列腺增生症患者心理健康状况及影响因素调查
Author: Liqing SONG ; Shaoxuan LIU ; Ge ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: benign prostatic hyperplasia, mental health, related factors
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(9):876-877
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the mental health and related factors for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients. Methods 200 patients with BPH were investigate with the 4 dimensions of Quality of Life Scale for BPH patients (BPHQLS): worry about disease, psychological mood, social interaction and satisfaction. Results 85.50% of patients with BPH were in medium or poor mental health (standard score ≤80%). The total score of BPHQLS did not correlate with age, course of disease, and marital status (P>0.05), but correlated with degree of education and profession (P<0.05). Partial correlation analysis showed the total score correlated with the years of education (P<0.01). Conclusion Patients with BPH are in poor mental health. Degree of education is the main factors related with their mental health.