Consultation patterns in a community survey of men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

نویسندگان

  • R J Simpson
  • R J Lee
  • W M Garraway
  • D King
  • I McIntosh
چکیده

BACKGROUND The Stirling benign prostatic hyperplasia natural history group have previously reported a prevalence of this condition of 255 per 1000 in a community study of 1610 men aged 40-79 years. AIM It was decided to examine the consultation patterns of men with benign prostatic hyperplasia in greater detail. METHOD All participating men were invited to complete a previously validated lifestyle questionnaire including questions on consultations with their general practitioner during the previous year and previous history of prostatic problems. The men who had a urinary symptom score greater than 11, or who had a urinary flow rate of less than 15 ml per second were examined by transurethral ultrasonography for prostate size. RESULTS Of 364 men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, 89% had not consulted their doctor about urinary symptoms in the year prior to the study. Men with moderate to severe urinary symptoms were six times more likely to have consulted their doctor than those with mild symptoms. Moderate to severe symptoms and greater interference with daily living activities were both associated with a greater likelihood of consultation, independent of age. Of all the men in the study referred to the specialist clinic for assessment of prostate size by transurethral ultrasonography, two thirds were referred because of low urinary flow rate and one third because of high urinary symptom scores. The reported consultation data showed a reverse ratio of one third of those consulting having a low urinary flow rate and approximately two thirds having urinary symptoms. CONCLUSION While mass screening is unjustified, there is a need for patient education about benign prostatic hyperplasia in general and the recognition of declining strength of urinary flow as a symptom of benign prostatic hyperplasia and not of ageing alone. Furthermore, evaluation of primary care use of urinary flowmeters and the development of local protocols are suggested as elements of a case finding strategy for benign prostatic hyperplasia based on patient led consultation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners

دوره 44 388  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1994