Economics of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Older People

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Usman Azam
Mark Castleden
David Turner
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[1] University of Leicester,Leicestershire MRC Incontinence Study, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
[2] Leicester General Hospital,undefined
[3] Pfizer Pharmaceutical Group UK,undefined
来源：
Drugs & Aging | 2001年 / 18卷
关键词：
Urinary Incontinence; Economic Evaluation; Lower Urinary Tract Symptom; Overactive Bladder; Oxybutynin;
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Urinary incontinence is an area of clinical and social importance to older people and providers of care. This article provides an update on the ‘symptom’ of urinary incontinence and reviews the concept of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The challenges facing health services researchers working in this field are also discussed in terms of trying to quantify the size and extent of the underlying problem. Economic issues and work undertaken to evaluate the cost of LUTS are appraised and the common nonsurgical treatments for LUTS are described together with associated conditions and their cost implications. The cost to individuals and society of LUTS is generally underestimated and the importance of reducing its severity (if cure is not achievable) makes clinical and economic sense.
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