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Wang M, Lai CH, Ji J, Hu H, Ni R, Liu J, Yu L, Hu H. Association of health-related quality of life with urinary tract infection among kidney stone formers. Urolithiasis 2024; 52:103. [PMID: 38960942 PMCID: PMC11222279 DOI: 10.1007/s00240-024-01601-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
Abstract
Kidney stones and infections significantly affect patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL); however, the relationship between urinary tract infections (UTIs) and HRQOL in patients with kidney stones remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship using the validated Chinese version of the Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life questionnaire (C-WISQOL). We prospectively recruited 307 patients with kidney stones to complete the C-WISQOL before and after stone removal. The participants were diagnosed with UTI based on the presence of pyuria or bacteriuria with or without clinical symptoms. The psychometric properties of the C-WISQOL were statistically analyzed. Multivariate linear regression was used to predict the risk factors for impaired HRQOL in patients with stones and UTIs. The questionnaire is a reliable and robust tool for evaluating HRQOL in Chinese-speaking patients with urolithiasis. The UTI and kidney stone co-occurrence was significantly associated with female sex, diabetes mellitus, more previous stone events, higher antibiotic usage, positive stone- or UTI-related symptoms, and postoperative residual stones. The preoperative C-WISQOL scores and improvement in the HRQOL after stone removal in patients clinically diagnosed with UTI were significantly inferior to those in patients without UTI. The regression analyses showed that worse HRQOL was predicted by more previous stone events and positive stone- or UTI-related symptoms. In contrast, the presence of diabetes mellitus and postoperative residual stone fragments predicted a lower improvement in the HRQOL. These findings underscore UTI's harmful impact on perioperative HRQOL in patients with kidney stones and could help strategies benefit those patients.
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- Mingrui Wang
- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
- The institute of applied lithotripsy technology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
- The institute of applied lithotripsy technology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
- The institute of applied lithotripsy technology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
- The institute of applied lithotripsy technology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
- The institute of applied lithotripsy technology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
- The institute of applied lithotripsy technology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
- The institute of applied lithotripsy technology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
- The institute of applied lithotripsy technology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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Assad A, Raizenne BL, El Yamani MEM, Saud A, Bechis SK, Sur RL, Nakada SY, Streeper NM, Sivalingam S, Pais VM, Chew BH, Bird VG, Andonian S, Penniston KL, Bhojani N. The impact of kidney stone disease on quality of life in high-risk stone formers. BJU Int 2024; 133:570-578. [PMID: 38332669 DOI: 10.1111/bju.16294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of kidney stone disease (KSD) and its treatment on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of high-risk stone formers with hyperparathyroidism, renal tubular acidosis, malabsorptive disease, and medullary sponge kidney. PATIENTS AND METHODS The Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life questionnaire was used to evaluate HRQOL in 3301 patients with a history of KSD from 16 institutions in North America between 2014 and 2020. Baseline characteristics and medical history were collected from patients, while active KSD was confirmed through radiological imaging. The high-risk group was compared to the remaining patients (control group) using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. RESULTS Of 1499 patients with active KSD included in the study, the high-risk group included 120 patients. The high-risk group had significantly lower HRQOL scores compared to the control group (P < 0.01). In the multivariable analyses, medullary sponge kidney disease and renal tubular acidosis were independent predictors of poorer HRQOL, while alkali therapy was an independent predictor of better HRQOL (all P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with active KSD, high-risk stone formers had impaired HRQOL with medullary sponge kidney disease and renal tubular acidosis being independent predictors of poorer HRQOL. Clinicians should seek to identify these patients earlier as they would benefit from prompt treatment and prevention.
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- Anis Assad
- Division of Urology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Urology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Urology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Urology Section, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Urology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Division of Urology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Division of Urology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Borges-Canha M, Leite AR, Godinho T, Liberal R, Correia-Chaves J, Lourenço IM, von Hafe M, Vale C, Fragão-Marques M, Pimentel-Nunes P, Leite-Moreira A, Carvalho D, Freitas P, Neves JS. Association of metabolic syndrome components and NAFLD with quality of life: Insights from a cross-sectional study. Prim Care Diabetes 2024; 18:196-201. [PMID: 38262847 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2024.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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AIM Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with higher cardiovascular and metabolic risks, as well as with psychosocial disorders. Data regarding quality of life (QoL) in patients with MetS, point towards a significative association between MetS and a worse QoL. It remains unclear whether MetS components and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are associated with QoL in these individuals. We aimed to evaluate the association between QoL of patients with MetS and prespecified metabolic parameters (anthropometric, lipidic and glucose profiles), the risk of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis, and hepatic elastography parameters. METHODS Cross-sectional study including patients from microDHNA cohort. This cohort includes patients diagnosed with MetS, 18 to 75 years old, followed in our tertiary center. The evaluation included anamnesis, physical examination, a QoL questionnaire (Short-Form Health Survey, SF-36), blood sampling and hepatic elastography. We used ordered logistic regression models adjusted to sex, age and body mass index to evaluate the associations between the QoL domains evaluated by SF-36 and the prespecified parameters. RESULTS We included a total of 65 participants with MetS, with 54% being female and the mean age 61.9 ± 9.6 years old. A worse metabolic profile, specifically higher waist circumference, lower HDL, higher triglycerides, and more severe hepatic steatosis, were associated with worse QoL scores in several domains. We found no significant association of hepatic fibrosis with QoL. CONCLUSION Our data suggests that there is a link between a worse metabolic profile (specifically poorer lipidic profile and presence of hepatic steatosis) and a worse QoL in patients with MetS.
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- Marta Borges-Canha
- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Serviço de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal.
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- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Serviço de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Serviço de Gastrenterologia e Hepatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Serviço de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3s), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Serviço de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3s), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Cirurgia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Serviço de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
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Li S, Knoedler MA, Haas CR, Nakada SY, Penniston KL. Development and Preliminary Validation of the 6-Item Short Form of the Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life Questionnaire. Urology 2023; 177:48-53. [PMID: 37031845 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop a short form of the Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life (WISQOL): 1) identify the smallest subset of items from WSIQOL that accurately predict patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and 2) in a clinical patient population, test these items-grouped together to form the WISQOL-short form (SF) - and assess its convergent validity. MATERIALS AND METHODS The items for the WISQOL-SF were identified based on classic item analysis theory. Patients who previously completed the original 28-item WISQOL were randomly split into 2 groups of equal size. Scores for the WISQOL were calculated for one group while those for the WISQOL-SF were calculated for the other. Cronbach's alpha coefficients were calculated. Impacts of demographic and clinical factors as well as stone and symptom status at the time of WISQOL completion were examined. RESULTS Patients (n = 740) who completed the WISQOL between 6/2017 and 11/2021 were included. Patients were 48% male, 54.1 ± 14.6 years old, and had a BMI of 31.2 ± 8.1. After item analysis and reduction, the six items ultimately included in the WISQOL-SF represented 2 of the 4 domains (social and emotional) of the original WISQOL. The internal consistency of the WISQOL-SF was similar to the original (Cronbach's alpha 0.943 vs. 0.973). No differences for health-related quality of life were found between groups (P = .567). CONCLUSION The WISQOL-SF demonstrated the expected differences for gender and between patients with and without stone-related symptoms at the time of WISQOL completion. The WISQOL-SF showed good consistency and produced similar HRQOL scores to the full-form WISQOL.
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- Shuang Li
- Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
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- Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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Khusid JA, Atallah WM, Gupta M. Re: "Metabolic Syndrome Negatively Impacts Stone-Specific Quality of Life" by Lim et al. J Endourol 2020; 34:1208-1209. [PMID: 32935567 DOI: 10.1089/end.2020.0785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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- Johnathan A Khusid
- Department of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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