Official Title: PREVALENCE OF LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS
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Status Verified Date: 2024-07
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Brief Summary: Lower urinary tract symptoms LUTS are observed in individuals with pathologies affecting the lower urinary system such as detrusor overactivity sphincter weakness or sensory bladder disorder LUTS can be categorized into storage voiding and post-micturition symptoms Storage problems include increased frequency of urination nocturia urinary urgency and incontinence Voiding symptoms include decreased urine flow rate hesitancy and terminal dribbling while post-micturition symptoms include post-micturition dribble and a sensation of incomplete bladder emptying The prevalence of LUTS increases with age and is influenced by factors such as metabolic syndrome gender caffeine consumption habits chronic psychological stress bladder dysfunction smoking alcohol use and constipation
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of LUTS and contributing factors among medical students a young population undergoing a stressful educational process
A 43-question survey was prepared for all medical students from years 1 to 6 The survey included the Constipation Scoring System CSS to evaluate constipation the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 GAD-7 score to assess anxiety levels and the Core Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Score CLSS to query LUTS The survey also collected data on participants dietary habits smoking alcohol and caffeine consumption living conditions age gender body mass index BMI and educational level The study was approved by the local ethics committee of Gaziantep University approval number 2024234