| Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome: Prevalence Estimates, Quality of Life and Depression among Older Adult Korean Women |
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Jeung Im Kim, Margaret M Heitkemper |
1Department of Nursing, Soon Chun Hyang University, Korea. jeungim@sch.ac.kr
2College of Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Systems, University of Washington, USA. |
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| Abstract |
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Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome: Prevalence Estimates, Quality of Life and Depression among Older Adult Korean Women. What is already known about the topic? 1) Interstitial Cystitis/Painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is a chronic, painful, inflammatory condition of the bladder wall. 2) Previous studies examining the prevalence and impact were focused on middle life women and not elderly women. 3) Epidemiologic studies of IC/PBS have been predominantly conducted in Western countries and little research reported in Asian countries. |
| Key Words:
Cystitis; Interstitial; Aged; Women; Prevalence; Quality of life; Depression |
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