Patient satisfaction with the benefits of overactive bladder treatment: Exploration of influencing factors and development of a satisfaction assessment instrument

• Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 62 - 68
• Main Authors: Zinner, Norman, Kobashi, Kathleen, Koochaki, Patricia, Fix, Deborah, Egermark, Mathias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; antimuscarinic; Benzofurans - therapeutic use; darifenacin; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscarinic Antagonists - therapeutic use; overactive bladder (OAB); Patient Satisfaction; Pyrrolidines - therapeutic use; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; treatment outcomes; Urinary Bladder, Overactive - drug therapy; Urinary Bladder, Overactive - physiopathology; Urinary Bladder, Overactive - psychology

Introduction Patient‐reported outcome (PRO) instruments are useful for assessing treatment success in patients with overactive bladder (OAB). PROs such as the OAB Questionnaire (OAB‐q) and Patient Perception of Bladder Condition (PPBC) focus more on OAB symptoms than satisfaction. We describe the de...