European Urology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 811-817 , October 2006

Determinants of Seeking of Primary Care for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: The Krimpen Study in Community-Dwelling Men

  • Esther T. Kok

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Centre, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel. +31 10 4087629; Fax: +31 10 4632127.
    • ,
  • Frans P.M.J. Groeneveld

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jochem Gouweloos

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Rikkert Jonkheijm

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • J.L.H. Ruud Bosch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Siep Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Arthur M. Bohnen

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 9 March 2006.

References 

  1. van Exel NJ, Koopmanschap MA, McDonnell J, Chapple CR, Berges R, Rutten FF. Medical consumption and costs during a one-year follow-up of patients with LUTS suggestive of BPH in six European countries: report of the TRIUMPH study. Eur Urol. 2006;49:92–102
  2. Roberts RO, Rhodes T, Girman CJ, et al. The decision to seek care: factors associated with the propensity to seek care in a community-based cohort of men. Arch Fam Med. 1997;6:218–222
  3. Simpson RJ, Lee RJ, Garraway WM, King D, McIntosh I. Consultation patterns in a community survey of men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Br J Gen Pract. 1994;44:499–502
  4. Wolters R, Wensing M, van Weel C, van der Wilt GJ, Grol RP. Lower urinary tract symptoms: social influence is more important than symptoms in seeking medical care. BJU Int. 2002;90:655–661
  5. Roberts RO, Rhodes T, Panser LA, et al. Natural history of prostatism: worry and embarrassment from urinary symptoms and health care–seeking behavior. Urology. 1994;43:621–628
  6. Cunningham-Burley S, Allbutt H, Garraway WM, Lee AJ, Russell EB. Perceptions of urinary symptoms and health-care-seeking behaviour amongst men aged 40–79 years. Br J Gen Pract. 1996;46:349–352
  7. van de Kar A, Knottnerus A, Meertens R, Dubois V, Kok G. Why do patients consult the general practitioner? Determinants of their decision. Br J Gen Pract. 1992;42:313–316
  8. Blanker MH, Groeneveld FP, Prins A, Bernsen RM, Bohnen AM, Bosch JL. Strong effects of definition and nonresponse bias on prevalence rates of clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia: the Krimpen study of male urogenital tract problems and general health status. BJU Int. 2000;85:665–671
  9. Barry MJ, Fowler FJ, O’Leary MP, et al. the Measurement Committee of the American Urological Association The American Urological Association Symptom Index for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. J Urol. 1992;148:1549–1557
  10. Bosch J, Bohnen A, Groeneveld F, Bernsen R. Validity of three calliper-based transrectal ultrasound methods and digital rectal examination in the estimation of prostate volume and its changes with age: the Krimpen study. Prostate. 2005;62:353–363
  11. Joosten J, Drop MJ. The reliability and comparability of the three versions of the ISH [in Dutch]. Gezondheid & Samenleving. 1987;8:251–265
  12. Jacobs HM, Luttik A, Touw-Otten FW, de Melker RA. The sickness impact profile; results of an evaluation study of the Dutch version [in Dutch]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1990;134:1950–1954
  13. Boyle P, Robertson C, Mazzetta C, et al. The relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms and health status: the UREPIK study. BJU Int. 2003;92:575–580
  14. Hosmer D, Lemeshow S. Model building strategies and methods for logistic regression. In:  Hosmer D,  Lemeshow S editor. Applied logistic regression. Wiley: New York; 1989;p. 82–134
  15. Wolfs GG, Knottnerus JA, Van der Horst FG, Visser AP, Janknegt RA. Determinants of doctor consultation for micturition problems in an elderly male population. Eur Urol. 1998;33:1–10
  16. Jacobsen SJ, Girman CJ, Guess HA, et al. Do prostate size and urinary flow rates predict health care–seeking behavior for urinary symptoms in men?. Urology. 1995;45:64–69
  17. Trachtenberg J. Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia in relation to the patient's risk profile for progression. BJU Int. 2005;95:6–11
  18. Lowe FC, Batista J, Berges R, et al. Risk factors for disease progression in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms/benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH): a systematic analysis of expert opinion. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2005;8:206–209
  19. McNeal J. Pathology of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Insight into etiology. Urol Clin North Am. 1990;17:477–486
  20. Norby B, Nordling J, Mortensen S. Lower urinary tract symptoms in the Danish population: a population-based study of symptom prevalence, health-care seeking behavior and prevalence of treatment in elderly males and females. Eur Urol. 2005;47:817–823

PII: S0302-2838(06)00353-8

doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.03.024

European Urology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 811-817 , October 2006

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution