Mp75-18 Rates and Adherence to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Male Patients With Benign Urological Conditions

You have accessJournal of UrologyUrodynamics/Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction/Female Pelvic Medicine: Non-neurogenic Voiding Dysfunction (Excluding OAB) (MP75)1 May 2024MP75-18 RATES AND ADHERENCE TO PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR MALE PATIENTS WITH BENIGN UROLOGICAL CONDITIONS Marisa C. Casola Marisa C. CasolaMarisa C. Casola View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/01.JU.0001008676.21744.5f.18AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Male patients suffering from benign urological conditions including lower urinary tract symptoms, overactive bladder, pelvic floor dysfunction, and testicular/groin pain may benefit from pelvic floor physical therapy (PT), but the rates at which patients receive referrals for these conditions, and at what rate they follow through with those referrals is unknown. We evaluated how frequently patients are referred to pelvic floor PT and engage in therapy for appropriate benign urological conditions. METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review of patients seen by benign urologists at one of our ambulatory clinics from April 2022 to September 2022 using ICD codes for BPH, OAB, LUTS, CP/CPPS, Pelvic Pain/PFD, Chronic Bladder Pain and Urinary Urgency. RESULTS: 74 (8.1% of total, 62% of referred) were subsequently scheduled for a PT appointment. Of the patients who scheduled an appointment, 52(5.7% of total, 70.3% of scheduled) attended their appointment, 14 patients cancelled their appointment (1.5% of total, 18.9% of scheduled), and 8 patients were a 'no show' (0.9% of total, 10.8% of scheduled). Only 1 patient (0.11% of total, 0.83% of scheduled) was scheduled outside of a 6-month window. The mean wait time between referral and appointment was 54.7 days (SD=37.3, Range=1-215). CONCLUSIONS: At our institution, approximately 1/12 patients are referred to pelvic floor PT and over half of referred patients follow through with at least one therapy visit. Barriers to therapy include low referral rates, long wait times for therapy appointments, and difficulties for patients to complete scheduled appointments due to cancellations and no-shows. Download PPTDownload PPTDownload PPT Source of Funding: No funding sources at this time © 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 211Issue 5SMay 2024Page: e1239 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.Metrics Author Information Marisa C. Casola More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...