The Impact of Symptoms on Quality of Life in Individuals with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Abstract

Objective: This study is aimed to evaluate the relationship between symptoms and quality of life in patients diagnosed with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: The study was descriptive and cross-sectional. 232 patients who have BPH in the study. The data was collected from patients previously diagnosed with BPH between June 2024 and October 2025 using The Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire, The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and The Quality of Life in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (QUALIPROST) tools. Results: The mean age of the participants was 62.89±9.44 years, and it was found that 45.7% of them had been experiencing lower urinary tract symptoms for two years or more. The mean total IPSS score of the patients was 13.77±6.44, while the mean total QUALIPROST score was determined to be 22.57±10.59. A moderate negative correlation was identified between the IPSS and the quality of life score in BPH patients. Conclusion: BPH has been effective fo the quality of life. Identifying patient-specific quality of life is crucial in treatment selection and follow-up.

Keywords

• Benign prostate hiperplasia
• Quality of life
• Prostate symptoms

Benign Prostat Hiperplazisi olan bireylerde semptomların yaşam kalitesi üzerine etkileri

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, Benign Prostat Hiperplazisi (BPH) tanısı almış hastalarda semptomlar ve yaşam kalitesi arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntemler: Çalışma tanımlayıcı ve kesitseldir. Çalışmaya BPH'si olan 232 hasta dahil edilmiştir. Veriler, Haziran 2024 ile Ekim 2025 arasında daha önce BPH tanısı almış hastalardan Demografik Özellikler Anketi, Uluslararası Prostat Semptom Skoru (UPSS) ve Benign Prostat Hiperplazisinde Yaşam Kalitesi (BPHYK) araçları kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 62.89±9,44 yıl olup, %45.7'sinin alt üriner sistem semptomlarını iki yıl veya daha uzun süredir yaşadığı bulunmuştur. Hastaların ortalama toplam UPSS skoru 13.77±6.44 iken, ortalama toplam BPHYK skoru 22.57±10.59 olarak belirlenmiştir. BPH hastalarında UPSS ile yaşam kalitesi skoru arasında orta düzeyde negatif bir korelasyon tespit edildi. Sonuç: BPH yaşam kalitesi üzerinde etkili olmuştur. Hastaya özgü yaşam kalitesinin belirlenmesi tedavi seçimi ve takibinde çok önemlidir

Keywords

• Beningn prostat hiperplazisi
• Prostat Semptomları
• Yaşam kalitesi

Ethical Statement

Tüm çalışma boyunca etik ilkelere uyulmuştur. Yazarlar arasında çıkar çatışması bulunmamaktadır.

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