The burden of lower urinary tract symptoms: evaluating the effect of LUTS on health‐related quality of life, anxiety and depression: EpiLUTS

Abstract

The negative effect of LUTS is apparent across several domains of HRQL and on overall perception of bladder problems, general health status and mental health. The high level of psychiatric morbidity in patients with multiple LUTS has important implications for treatment and highlights the need for further research to pinpoint specific mechanisms underlying this association.