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Validating of a Novel Method for Electronically Recording Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Men
Author(s) -
KRHUT Jan,
GÄRTNER Marcel,
ZVAROVÁ Katarína,
DESARNO Michael,
ZVARA Peter
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
luts: lower urinary tract symptoms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.451
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1757-5672
pISSN - 1757-5664
DOI - 10.1111/luts.12093
Subject(s) - overactive bladder , medicine , urination , lower urinary tract symptoms , population , urology , chart , urinary system , prostate , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics , environmental health , pathology , cancer
Objective The goal of this study was to compare a novel wireless phone and web based technology to record and store overactive bladder symptoms ( OAB‐S ) to a traditional pen and paper micturition chart. Methods Overactive bladder symptoms were recorded over a period of 3 days using both an electronic micturition chart ( EMC ) and the standard pen and paper micturition chart ( MC ). Twenty‐nine men, with lower urinary tract symptoms ( LUTS ), were included in the study. Dropout rate, patient's preference, and correlation between the quality of life measures ( QoL ) and symptoms recorded with EMC versus MC , were assessed and compared. Results Of the total number of 29 patients enrolled into the study, 24 completed the full 3‐day trial using MC and 27 using EMC . MC was preferred by 50%, while EMC was preferred by 50% of participants. Using MC , 21% of patients forgot to record at least one episode of urgency, versus 17% using EMC , 17% forgot to record at least one micturition using MC versus 8% using EMC . A statistically significant correlation was found between lower severity of OAB‐S and higher QoL , using both recording methods. Conclusions In this study population, recording symptoms with EMC did not prove to be preferable compared to MC ; however, EMC provided the same level of accuracy with the same or better adherence to the study protocol.