What Do Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Expect from a Urologist in Secondary Care?

Purpose: To identify the expectations of men with LUTS referred to a urologist and to study the association between those expectations and satisfaction with the care provided.

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, adult men with LUTS completed a questionnaire before their first outpatient appointment, and again at 6 and 12 weeks. The questionnaires included IPSS and OABq-SF, and self-constructed questions on patient expectations, outcome of expectations and satisfaction.

Effectiveness of a newly developed online self-management program for male patients with uncomplicated lower urinary tract symptoms.

Aims: To explore the effect of an online self-management program in secondary care for men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Methods: We performed a prospective nonrandomized double-cohort pilot study of consecutive adult men referred with uncomplicated LUTS to three urology outpatient departments. Men in both cohorts received care as usual from a urologist, but men in the intervention cohort also had access to an online self-management program.