Impact of solifenacin on quality of life, medical care use, work productivity, and health utility in the elderly: An exploratory subgroup analysis
January 28th, 2010 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Volume 7, Issue 6, December 2009, Pages 373-382
Norman, Zinner , Les, Noe , Lawrence, Rasouliyan , Thomas, Marshall , M., Christopher Runken , …
Background: Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common problem among the elderly and a financial burden to society. The prevalence of OAB increases with age and affects ≥25% of people aged ≥65 years.Objective: The goal of this exploratory subgroup analysis of the VESIcare Efficacy and Research Study US (VERSUS) was to assess changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL), medical care resource utilization, work and activity impairment, and health utility among elderly patients with OAB who continued to have urgency symptoms with tolterodine and were willing to try solifenacin.Methods: This was a 12-week, multicenter, prospective, open-label, noncomparative, flexible-dosing study designed to…
