Prevalence and Impact on Quality of Life of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Night Workers
Prevalence and Impact on Quality of Life of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) in Night Workers
The first large population-based study to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms and their
 impact on quality of life in night workers.
The first large population-based study to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and
 their impact on quality of life in night workers. The study objective is to assess the
 prevalence and bother of LUTS in the population of night workers.

 This study will be conducted as a questionnaire survey with assessment of LUTS using a
 standardized protocol based on definitions by the International Continence Society (ICS). The
 International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), the Overactive Bladder- Validated 8-question
 Screener (OAB-V8), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Athen Insomnia Scale, the
 Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI), the 12-Item Short Form Health
 Survey (SF-12) questionnaires will be included. Participants will be also asked to rate how
 often they experienced individual LUTS and the degree of associated bother.
Inclusion Criteria:

 Night workers defined as any workers, who, during night time, work at least three hours of
 their daily working time as a normal course or who work at night at least 1/4 of their
 working time during the accounting period (definition by the Polish Labour Code).

 Exclusion Criteria:

 Non night workers Urinary tract infection in the past 4 weeks