The association between personality traits and treatment outcomes in Korean patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH): A preliminary study

Jun Sung Koh; Hyo Jung Ko; Kang Joon Cho; Joon Chul Kim; Soo Jung Lee; Chi Un Pae

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.05.015

The association between personality traits and treatment outcomes in Korean patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH): A preliminary study

Jun Sung Koh
, Hyo Jung Ko
, Kang Joon Cho
, Joon Chul Kim
, Soo Jung Lee
, Chi Un Pae

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Objective: We investigated the association between personality traits and treatment outcomes in male Korean patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). Method: We evaluated the personality traits and the severity of LUTS/BPH symptoms at baseline using the Korean versions of the 44-item Big Five Inventory (BFI-K) and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), respectively. The IPSS was re-administered following a 12-week routine treatment regime, and we examined the relationship between treatment outcome and personality traits. Results: Of the 176 patients initially screened, 101 agreed to participate in the study. Of those, 93 (92.1%) completed the 12-week trial and the BFI-K. Neuroticism was associated with a significantly worse treatment response, whereas extraversion was associated with a significantly better treatment response, and openness was associated with a high responder rate. Agreeableness, openness and conscientiousness were associated with improved week-12 IPSS total scores; however, the results were not statistically significant. Conclusions: We found an association between treatment response and personality traits of neuroticism, extraversion and openness in patients with LUTS/BPH. However, further studies with larger samples and an improved design are needed to support our findings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	545-548
Number of pages	4
Journal	General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume	36
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.05.015
State	Published - Sep 2014

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Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea ( HI12C0003 ). However, the funding source has no involvement in the study design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript preparation and/or publication decisions.

Keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Lower urinary tract symptoms
Personality
Response
Treatment

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Koh, J. S., Ko, H. J., Cho, K. J., Kim, J. C., Lee, S. J., & Pae, C. U. (2014). The association between personality traits and treatment outcomes in Korean patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH): A preliminary study. General Hospital Psychiatry, 36(5), 545-548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.05.015

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The association between personality traits and treatment outcomes in Korean patients with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH): A preliminary study. / Koh, Jun Sung; Ko, Hyo Jung; Cho, Kang Joon et al.
In: General Hospital Psychiatry, Vol. 36, No. 5, 09.2014, p. 545-548.

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