Publication at First Faculty of Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine |
2011
Abstract
The term OAB (overactive bladder) was introduced in praxis in the year 2002 by Abrams. This term includes symptoms of urgency, with or without urgent incontinence, and it is generally accompanied by urinary frequency and nocturia.
OAB is widespread among our female population. Approximately 20% of women suffer from this problem, but the frequency of the syndrome has not been assessed more precisely by means of questionnaires.
The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of OAB among patients who visited gynecologists in the first line and completed the Bladder Control Self Assessment Questionnaire (BCSAQ).