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Explore the full impact uUTI can have on your patients

Symptoms associated with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (uUTI) can disrupt the daily lives of your patients.
uUTI symptoms can have a considerable negative impact on your patients’ physical and emotional well-being. In addition, recurrent or resistant uUTIs can increase patients’ burden of infection as a cycle of infections and symptoms can persist.1,2

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Explore the full impact uUTI can have on your patients

Symptoms associated with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (uUTI) can disrupt the daily lives of your patients.
uUTI symptoms can have a considerable negative impact on your patients’ physical and emotional well-being. In addition, recurrent or resistant uUTIs can increase patients’ burden of infection as a cycle of infections and symptoms can persist.1,2

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uUTI Patient Burden
Impact of Recurrent uUTI

uUTI impact on patients

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    PATIENT DISRUPTION

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    Uncomplicated UTI
    uUTI
    UTI=urinary tract infection.

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    For women with uncomplicated UTI, or uUTI, the burden can be significant.

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    uUTI

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    The symptoms associated with uncomplicated UTI can disrupt the work and home lives of your patients and may have a considerable negative impact on their physical and emotional well-being.

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    uUTI

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    In women with recurrent uncomplicated UTIs having at least 2 infections in 6 months or 3 in a year, the burden can be even greater. Those with very frequent uncomplicated UTIs can feel like they're stuck in a cycle that is difficult to stop.

    Let’s dive deeper.

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    Cross-sectional online survey of 375 women*
    Self-reported uUTI episode in past 60 days
    Treated with ≥1 oral antibiotics

    *A cross-sectional online survey of 375 women ≥12 years of age in the US who self-reported a uUTI episode in the past 60 days and were treated with ≥1 oral antibiotic. Survey was conducted over a 2-month period. Participants were excluded if they self-reported a diagnosis indicative of complicated UTI. Primary objective of the study was to assess activity impairment associated with uUTI. Workplace productivity was assessed as a secondary endpoint.1

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    Results from a cross-sectional online survey of 375 women who self-reported an uncomplicated UTI episode in the past 60 days, and were treated with one or more oral antibiotics, assessed their activity impairment associated with an uncomplicated UTI.

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    Cross-sectional online survey of 375 women*
    Impaired sleep was common, reported among 60.8% of participants

    *A cross-sectional online survey of 375 women ≥12 years of age in the US who self-reported a uUTI episode in the past 60 days and were treated with ≥1 oral antibiotic. Survey was conducted over a 2-month period. Participants were excluded if they self-reported a diagnosis indicative of complicated UTI. Primary objective of the study was to assess activity impairment associated with uUTI. Workplace productivity was assessed as a secondary endpoint.1

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    Impaired sleep was common in the majority of study participants.

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    Impairment percentage associated with the most recent uUTI
    Cross-sectional online survey of 375 women*

    Work

    (P=0.021)

    Recurrent:
    62.0%

    Non-recurrent:
    52.2%

    Daily Activities

    (P=0.0007)

    Recurrent:
    61.30%

    Non-recurrent:
    50.7%

    *A cross-sectional online survey of 375 women ≥12 years of age in the US who self-reported a uUTI episode in the past 60 days and were treated with ≥1 oral antibiotic. Survey was conducted over a 2-month period. Participants were excluded if they self-reported a diagnosis indicative of complicated UTI. Primary objective of the study was to assess activity impairment associated with uUTI. Workplace productivity was assessed as a secondary endpoint.1

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    When looking at the recurrent uncomplicated UTI group, there were higher percentages indicating greater loss of overall work productivity and daily activity than those with non-recurrent uncomplicated UTI, as you can see here.

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    It’s no surprise that recurrent uncomplicated UTIs can negatively impact patients’ peace of mind.

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    “Hamster wheel” effect of continually suffering and visiting the doctor

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    Patients with recurrent uncomplicated UTI have reported feeling a “hamster wheel” effect of continually suffering and visiting the doctor…

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    Frustration with yet another uUTI impacting their life and routine

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    … and they felt frustrated with yet another uncomplicated UTI impacting their life and routine.

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    Worry that an underlying issue is hindering successful management or causing recurrence

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    Women also report worrying about an underlying issue that is hindering successful management or causing recurrence.

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    Dread and anxiety due to the anticipation of another uUTI

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    Finally, these women also reported feeling dread and anxiety due to the anticipation of another uncomplicated UTI.

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    As you can see, the full impact of uncomplicated UTI on your patients goes beyond the symptoms.

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    More To UTI

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    There may be more to UTI than you think.

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    1. Thompson J, Marijam A, Mitrani-Gold FS, Wright J, Joshi AV. Activity impairment, health-related quality of life, productivity, and self-reported resource use and associated costs of uncomplicated urinary tract infection among women in the United States. PLoS One. 2023;18(2):e0277728. 2. Grigoryan L, Mulgirigama A, Powell M, Schmiemann G. The emotional impact of urinary tract infections in women: a qualitative analysis. BMC Women’s Health. 2022;22(1):182.

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Listen to a real patient talk about her uUTI

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    PRATI:

    Your whole body feels it. I don’t feel like I am myself.

    When I get a UTI, it feels like I’m kind of out of commission for a little bit.

     

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    Prati’s Balancing Act

    This is Prati's experience with uncomplicated UTIs. Other people's experiences may vary.

     

    PRATI:

    My name’s Prati. It seems like UTIs are a part of my life.

     

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    Prati was compensated by GSK. This is Prati's experience with uncomplicated UTIs. Other people's experiences may vary.

     

    PRATI:

    It’s hard to balance it.

    There’s going to be a doctor’s appointment, there’s going to be picking up medication.

    There are a lot of emotions while having a UTI, probably the most feeling of frustration.

     

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    Frustration

     

    PRATI:

    There’s a lot of pain, burning for sure.

    Going to the bathroom feels like a bunch of needles are stabbing me while peeing.

    My abdomen feels tight and really painful.

    The fatigue—I just want to curl up and go to sleep.

    With my partner, we have responsibilities throughout the house.

    When I get a UTI, he'll pick up, like, cooking and just general chores.

    I have a lot of activities I have planned with friends.

    When I can’t be there, I feel a lot of disappointment.

     

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    Disappointment

     

    PRATI:

    I have a natural cadence to my life now, I go to work, I go do my sports, I have my regular weekly activities.

    And so when I do get a UTI, all those are put on pause.

    There’s a lot of uncertainty, even though I’ve gotten so many.

     

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    Uncertainty

     

    PRATI:
    Like, how’s it going to feel this time, how’s it going to impact me, do I have anything major coming up?

    There’s feelings of guilt.

     

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    Guilt

    I can’t contribute to work like I want to.

    I’ve had to step away from meetings, I’ve had to turn my camera off, and I’ve had to not pull my weight for key deliverables. I want to be able to live up to my responsibilities in those times as I usually do.

     

    PRATI:

    UTIs disrupt my daily life significantly.

    It's hard for me to emphasize on that when I'm at the doctors because I'm just looking to make it feel better as the doctor is.

    Balancing a UTI with my daily life is really challenging.

     

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    Help your patients share their UTI balancing act with you.

     

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For women with uUTI, the burden can be considerable

A cross-sectional, online survey of 375 women who self-reported a uUTI episode in the past 60 days treated with ≥1 oral antibiotic assessed activity impairment associated with uUTI.

Survey results showed*,1:

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Impaired sleep was common,

Participants with recurrent uUTI had greater overall work productivity loss and higher daily activity impairment than those with non-recurrent uUTI:

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Overall work impairment associated with the participant's most recent uUTI was:

 

Impairment expressed as percentage: higher percentage indicates greater impairment/less productivity.

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Reported impact on daily activities associated with the participant's most recent uUTI:

Impact expressed as percentage: higher percentage indicates greater impact/less productivity.

A cross-sectional, online survey of 375 women ≥12 years of age in the US who self-reported a uUTI episode in the past 60 days treated with ≥1 oral antibiotic assessed activity impairment associated with uUTI. Survey was completed over a 2-month period. Participants were excluded if they self-reported a diagnosis with symptoms indicative of complicated UTI. Primary objective of the study was to assess activity impairment associated with uUTI. Secondary endpoints included assessment of health-related quality of life and workplace productivity.1

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uUTI can negatively impact patients’ peace of mind†,2

Patients with uUTI or recurrent uUTI reported the following†:

Hamster wheel icon
“Hamster wheel” effect of continually suffering and visiting the doctor

“Hamster wheel” effect of continually suffering and visiting the doctor

Frustration icon
Frustration with yet another uUTI impacting their life and routine

Frustration with yet another uUTI impacting their life and routine

Worry icon
Worry that an underlying issue is hindering successful management or causing recurrence

Worry that an underlying issue
is hindering successful management or causing recurrence

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Dread and anxiety due to the anticipation of another uUTI

Dread and anxiety due to the anticipation of another uUTI

A qualitative, exploratory, in-depth interview-based study of 65 females, aged ≥18 years across the US and Germany who had at least one uUTI in the past year that was treated with an antibiotic. A minimum of 50% of participants selected globally had experienced recurrent uUTIs, defined as ≥3 uUTIs in the past year.2

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  1. Thompson J, Marijam A, Mitrani-Gold FS, Wright J, Joshi AV. Activity impairment, health-related quality of life, productivity, and self-reported resource use and associated costs of uncomplicated urinary tract infection among women in the United States. PLoS One. 2023;18(2):e0277728.
  2. Grigoryan L, Mulgirigama A, Powell M, Schmiemann G. The emotional impact of urinary tract infections in women: a qualitative analysis. BMC Women's Health. 2022;22(1):182.