To Evaluate Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Night Workers
Conditions
Brief summary
The first large population-based study to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms and their impact on quality of life in night workers.
Detailed description
The first large population-based study to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and their impact on quality of life in night workers. The study objective is to assess the prevalence and bother of LUTS in the population of night workers. This study will be conducted as a questionnaire survey with assessment of LUTS using a standardized protocol based on definitions by the International Continence Society (ICS). The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), the Overactive Bladder- Validated 8-question Screener (OAB-V8), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Athen Insomnia Scale, the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI), the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) questionnaires will be included. Participants will be also asked to rate how often they experienced individual LUTS and the degree of associated bother.
Interventions
There will be no intervention
Sponsors
Piotr Chlosta
Jagiellonian University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Night workers defined as any workers, who, during night time, work at least three hours of their daily working time as a normal course or who work at night at least 1/4 of their working time during the accounting period (definition by the Polish Labour Code).
Exclusion criteria
Non night workers Urinary tract infection in the past 4 weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of LUTS | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The prevalence of LUTS will be assessed using definitions of the International Continence Society (descriptive statistics). |
| Symptom bother of LUTS | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The degree of associated bother will be assessed using Likert scale (Likert scale: not at all \[score 0\], a little bit \[score 1\], somewhat \[score 2\], quite a bit \[score 3\], a great deal \[score 4\], or a very great deal \[score 5\]). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of OAB | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The prevalence of OAB will be assessed with the Overactive Bladder-Validated 8-question Screener (OAB- V8) questionnaire. |
| Prevalence of depressive symptoms | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The prevalence of depressive symptoms will be assessed with the PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9). |
| Prevalence of specific lower urinary tract symptoms | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The prevalence of specific lower urinary tract symptoms will be assessed using a standardised protocol based on the definitions provided by the International Continence Society (i.e. storage symptoms, voiding symptoms and post-micturition symptoms). |
| Work productivity | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The work productivity will be assessed with the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI). |
| General quality of life | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The general quality of life will be assessed with the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12). |
| Sleep quality | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The sleep quality will be assessed with the Athen Insomnia Scale questionnaire. |
| Symptom bother of specific lower urinary tract symptoms | Through study completion, an average of 3 months | The degree of associated bother of specific lower urinary tract symptoms will be assessed using Likert scale (Likert scale: not at all \[score 0\], a little bit \[score 1\], somewhat \[score 2\], quite a bit \[score 3\], a great deal \[score 4\], or a very great deal \[score 5\]). |
Countries
Poland
Outcome results
None listed