Moderating Perceptions of Bother Reports by Individuals Experiencing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4700977 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth M Botelho (New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA, corresponding author), Emily A Elstad (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA), Simone P Taubenberger (New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA), Sharon L Tennstedt (New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1229-1238 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732311405682 |
| PMID | 21483026 |
| PMCID | PMC3840894 |
| OpenAlex | W2142030725 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
We compared reports of symptom bother for the same urinary symptoms to understand why symptom severity and bother do not correspond in a straightforward manner. We used a grounded theory approach to analyze qualitative data from 123 individual interviews and developed a conceptual framework, identifying three symptom perceptions that might moderate symptom bother: causal, relative, and uncertainty. Symptom bother was lower for respondents who viewed symptoms causally (symptoms seemed explainable or "normal") or relatively (urinary symptoms were compared to other symptoms or conditions). Bother tended to be higher for respondents who viewed symptoms with uncertainty (when symptom etiology and course were unknown). A greater portion of respondents in the causal perception group had not sought health care for their symptoms. This conceptual framework is useful for understanding the relationship between reactions to and health care seeking for other symptoms
Etiology · Grounded theory · Perception · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Pelvic floor disorders treatments · Psychology · Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research · Urinary Tract Infections Management
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |