Quality of life in patients with chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Objectives : chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome has a high incidence rate and is usually accompanied by many psychological problems. The objective of this paper was to assess the quality of life in patients with chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Methods : The study included 90 patients diagnosed with chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. The quality of life was studied using the National Institute of Health-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI). Results : 54 (60%) patients reported sexual potency problems, 66 (73.3%) found that their disease received insufficient medical attention, 93.9% reported a large number of symptom-related problems affecting the performance of daily activities, all patients were thinking about the disease symptoms, and 77.7 % reported that they would be unsatisfied if told that they would spend the rest of their lives with the symptoms experienced over the last week. Conclusion : Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome causes sexual potency problems and significantly impairs patients’ quality of life. In addition, the respondents believe that their condition is not treated with sufficient medical attention. Keywords : quality of life, chronic nonbacterial prostatitis/ chronic pelvic pain syndrome, sexual potency