Impact of OAB Symptoms on Quality of Life in Croatia

Impact of OAB Symptoms on Work, Quality of Life and Treatment-seeking Behavior in Croatia

Overactive bladder (OAB) has a negative impact on the daily activities of affected individuals. OAB affects an estimated 12-17% of adults and has a similar reported prevalence in men and women. It has the potential to impair multiple domains of quality of life, including restriction of social and work life, while also resulting in higher healthcare resource use and costs.

The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate, in a Croatian population reporting symptoms of OAB, the effect on work productivity and treatment behaviors (treatment seeking, receiving treatment, treatment dissatisfaction and treatment discontinuation).

Inclusion Criteria:

• consenting adult patients who had an OAB diagnosis by their healthcare practitioner and were about to start mirabegron treatment as part of routine clinical practice were eligible for enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• mixed incontinence where stress incontinence was the predominant symptom (as determined by the investigator)
• severe uncontrolled hypertension (i.e. systolic blood pressure ≥180 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥110 mm Hg)
• anxiety and/or depression
• pregnancy
• women who reported having either a current or previous (within one month) urinary tract infection