Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in nurses and civil servants working at a hospital: a cross-sectional study

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dc.authoridAkyuz, Aygul/0000-0002-7316-7747
dc.contributor.authorKok, Gulsah
dc.contributor.authorKocaoz, Semra
dc.contributor.authorGuvenc, Gulten
dc.contributor.authorAkyuz, Aygul
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:32:48Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:32:48Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common in women and can interrupt daily living activities of the individuals. The study aimed at determining the LUTS prevalence and the influencing factors in nurses and civil servants working at a hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted with 158 female nurses and 105 female civil servants. The data were obtained with a data collection form and the Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms-Short Form. Results: This paper exposes that the prevalence of at least one LUTS was 94.2% in nurses and 97.1% in civil servants. The most common LUTS symptoms of nurses and civil servants were urgency (60.1%nurses, 81.9%civil servants) and urge incontinence (59.5%nurses, 81.9%civil servants). Nurses (60.8%) expressed significantly higher rates of having inadequate time going to the toilet due to their work conditions compared to the civil servants (41.9%) (p<0.05). BFLUTS-SF scores in terms of age, BMI, parity, having cesarean and vaginal delivery and urinary incontinence in their previous pregnancies were compared between two groups, statistically significant differences were found (p<0.05). Conclusion: Workplace conditions of the health workers should be reorganizing to have healthy urinary habits for preventing them from the development of LUTS.
dc.identifier.doi10.4314/ahs.v21i1.29
dc.identifier.endpage229
dc.identifier.issn1680-6905
dc.identifier.issn1729-0503
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid34394301
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85104985089
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage220
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i1.29
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15623
dc.identifier.volume21
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000677673800027
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMakerere Univ, Fac Med
dc.relation.ispartofAfrican Health Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectLower urinary tract symptoms
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectnurses
dc.subjectcivil servants
dc.titlePrevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in nurses and civil servants working at a hospital: a cross-sectional study
dc.typeArticle

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