Authors (including presenting author) :
Wong SW Arale 1) ,Au HT (1),Kwok PF (1), Chung YY(1), Yung CY (2), Sha KY Edmund (2)
Affiliation :
1) Continence Care Services, NSD, United Christian Hospital, (2) M&G Department, United Christian Hospital
Introduction :
Drinking habit modification is one of common behavioral therapies helping LUTS patients to reduce their urinary symptoms. However, apart from patient education on optimizing total fluid intake of water per day and reduction of diuretic drinks such as coffee and tea in their daily life, limited literatures and studies look into affection of Chinese soup(s) on people’s urinary symptoms. Therefore, data in continence nurse led clinic regarding Chinese population soup drinking habit and related urinary symptoms was retrieved and analyzed.
Objectives :
To review urinary frequency and nocturia episodes of patients after decrease drinking Chinese soup intake was being educated.
Methodology :
Patients with LUTS with or without urinary incontinence with their drinking habit on Chinese soup, diuretic drinks as well as their day and nighttime urinary frequency were being retrieved and analyzed by SPSS Version 20.0 retrospectively from continence nurse led clinic at United Christian Hospital from 1st Aug 2019 to 31st July 2020.
Result & Outcome :
Total 327 patient’s data were reviewed, there was 167 (51.1%) of patients with 102 female (average age: 68.0) and 65 male (average age: 72.6) who were having habit of frequency drinking Chinese soup up to 182.2ml each time and 4.6 days per week in average. Their average daytime voiding intervals was 1.1 hours and nighttime frequency was 3.1 times. After continence nurse’s advice was given to patients to reduce the Chinese soup intake (Reduction from average 182.2ml to 88.5ml per day. i.e. 51.4%). The daytime voiding intervals was increased to 2.8 hours (2.5 times longer compared to pre-soup drinking modification) with significant P-valve (P< 0.001) and nighttime voiding frequency was being reduced to 1.8 hours (reduced one time of nocturia) in average with significant P-valve (P< 0.001) were noted.
In conclusion,drinking modification could help LUTS patients to alleviate their urinary symptoms effectively, however, Chinese population’s fluid drinking culture and habit like frequency and types of Chinese tea or soup could be explored in detail furthermore, so that evidence-based education could be precisely made to increase patient’s compliance rate on drinking habit modification to reduce their urinary symptoms.
