https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/156588
標題: | Perception of Nocturia and Medical Consulting Behavior among Community- Dwelling Women | 作者: | CHEN, FONG-YING DAI, YU-TZU 陳秀熙 |
關鍵字: | nocturia;perception;treatment seeking | 公開日期: | 2007 | 卷: | v.18 | 期: | n.4 | 起(迄)頁: | 431-436 | 來源出版物: | INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL | 摘要: | We investigated the perception of nocturia and possible explanatory factors for medical consultation among community -dwelling women. Between October 2004 and February 2005, women aged >= 40 years living in Matsu, Taiwan, who were identified as having nocturia in a previous epidemiological survey, were interviewed with a questionnaire eliciting information about nocturia-specific quality of life impact ( N-QOL), perceptions of nocturia, and medical-consultation behavior. A total of 328 women completed this study. Of these, 187 (57%), 99 (30.2%), 30 (9.1%), and 12 (3.7%) reported one, two, three, and four or more nocturia episodes , respectively, per night during the past 4 weeks. Most women attributed nocturia to aging or excessive fluid intake and had a lack of medical information. Overall, only 13.1% had visited a doctor for this condition. Nocturia episodes [ >= three vs < three, odds ratio (OR) 3.8], N-QOL score (OR 2 .0, per 10-point decrement), linking nocturia to a disease ( OR 2.9 ), and medical information (OR 2.2) were independent factors associated with medical-consultation, whereas the lack of knowledge that nocturia was treatable appeared to be an important barrier to medical-consultation. Only 62.8% of the women were offered treatment upon consultation, even though nearly half of those treated reported significant improvement. A few women with nocturia have sought medical help, which appears to be affected by a compendium of factors. This study suggests that more information about nocturia should be provided to health providers and patients to identify and meet their most essential needs. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/89548 |
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