Public Views on Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Related Voiding Dysfunction: Potential Applications of Digital Therapeutic

Purpose This study aims to explore the potential of digital therapeutics in managing voiding dysfunction associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). To achieve this, we collected and analyzed news and community data from major Korean platforms to assess the trends in media and community disc...

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Main Authors: So Jin Lee, Jong Mok Park, Jung Yoon Kim
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Language:English
Published: Korean Continence Society 2024-11-01
Series:International Neurourology Journal
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Online Access:http://einj.org/upload/pdf/inj-2448398-199.pdf
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description Purpose This study aims to explore the potential of digital therapeutics in managing voiding dysfunction associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). To achieve this, we collected and analyzed news and community data from major Korean platforms to assess the trends in media and community discussions and examine how digital therapeutics can contribute to personalized care and support self-management for patients with BPH-related voiding dysfunction. Methods Data was collected over a 3-year period from October 2021 to September 2024 using the keywords ‘prostate,’ ‘urinary,’ and ‘treatment.’ Key terms and patterns were then identified through word frequency analysis, TF-IDF (term frequency-inverse document frequency) analysis, and N-gram analysis to examine the potential applicability of digital therapeutics in this area. Results The news data primarily focused on expert-oriented medical information related to the treatment, surgical options, and diagnosis of BPH. In contrast, community data centered on discussions about everyday symptoms and solutions, such as urinary issues and self-care tips. This suggests that patients are particularly interested in practical problem-solving and selfmanagement strategies. Conclusions This study suggests that digital therapeutics can empower patients with BPH to self-manage their urinary disorders through personalized management tools. Future research can be done to focus on empirically examining the clinical validity and practical applicability of digital therapeutics for BPH through clinical trials.
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spelling doaj-art-bfb99a48019d4280936168a66e64aa6e2024-11-29T00:48:20ZengKorean Continence SocietyInternational Neurourology Journal2093-47772093-69312024-11-0128Suppl 2S909610.5213/inj.2448398.1991133Public Views on Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Related Voiding Dysfunction: Potential Applications of Digital TherapeuticSo Jin Lee0Jong Mok Park1Jung Yoon Kim2 Department of Game Media, Graduate School, Gachon University, Seongnam, Korea Department of Urology, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Sejong, Korea Department of Game Media, College of IT Convergence, Gachon University, Seongnam, KoreaPurpose This study aims to explore the potential of digital therapeutics in managing voiding dysfunction associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). To achieve this, we collected and analyzed news and community data from major Korean platforms to assess the trends in media and community discussions and examine how digital therapeutics can contribute to personalized care and support self-management for patients with BPH-related voiding dysfunction. Methods Data was collected over a 3-year period from October 2021 to September 2024 using the keywords ‘prostate,’ ‘urinary,’ and ‘treatment.’ Key terms and patterns were then identified through word frequency analysis, TF-IDF (term frequency-inverse document frequency) analysis, and N-gram analysis to examine the potential applicability of digital therapeutics in this area. Results The news data primarily focused on expert-oriented medical information related to the treatment, surgical options, and diagnosis of BPH. In contrast, community data centered on discussions about everyday symptoms and solutions, such as urinary issues and self-care tips. This suggests that patients are particularly interested in practical problem-solving and selfmanagement strategies. Conclusions This study suggests that digital therapeutics can empower patients with BPH to self-manage their urinary disorders through personalized management tools. Future research can be done to focus on empirically examining the clinical validity and practical applicability of digital therapeutics for BPH through clinical trials.http://einj.org/upload/pdf/inj-2448398-199.pdfbenign prostatic hyperplasiavoiding dysfunctiondigital therapeuticshealthcare softwarepersonalized medicinepatient care
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Public Views on Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Related Voiding Dysfunction: Potential Applications of Digital Therapeutic
International Neurourology Journal
benign prostatic hyperplasia
voiding dysfunction
digital therapeutics
healthcare software
personalized medicine
patient care
title Public Views on Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Related Voiding Dysfunction: Potential Applications of Digital Therapeutic
title_full Public Views on Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Related Voiding Dysfunction: Potential Applications of Digital Therapeutic
title_fullStr Public Views on Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Related Voiding Dysfunction: Potential Applications of Digital Therapeutic
title_full_unstemmed Public Views on Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Related Voiding Dysfunction: Potential Applications of Digital Therapeutic
title_short Public Views on Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Related Voiding Dysfunction: Potential Applications of Digital Therapeutic
title_sort public views on managing benign prostatic hyperplasia related voiding dysfunction potential applications of digital therapeutic
topic benign prostatic hyperplasia
voiding dysfunction
digital therapeutics
healthcare software
personalized medicine
patient care
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