Self-reported pad use per day reflects patient quality of life after pubovaginal sling surgery

Introduction and hypothesis We hypothesized that self-reported pad use per day (PPD) after pubovaginal sling (PVS) correlated with postoperative quality of life (QOL) scores. Methods Two hundred fifteen women completed the incontinence impact questionnaire 7 (IIQ-7) and urogenital distress inventory...

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Published in:International Urogynecology Journal 2009-11, Vol.20 (11), p.1321, Article 1321
Main Authors: Stoffel, John T., Smith, Gjange, Crivellaro, Simone, Smith, John J., Bresette, John F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Gynecology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Quality of life
Urology
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Summary:Introduction and hypothesis We hypothesized that self-reported pad use per day (PPD) after pubovaginal sling (PVS) correlated with postoperative quality of life (QOL) scores. Methods Two hundred fifteen women completed the incontinence impact questionnaire 7 (IIQ-7) and urogenital distress inventory 6 (UDI-6) before PVS and during follow-up. Starting 3 days before a visit, women recorded the number of protective urinary pad changes per day. Analysis of variance and Pearson correlation tests were used to determine if women reporting zero, one, or greater than or equal to two urinary pads per day after PVS had significantly different changes in baseline QOL scores. Results Over a mean 8.5 months follow-up after PVS, 131, 56, and 28 women reported zero, one, and greater than or equal to two pad changes/day. Each pad group showed progressively less improvement from baseline IIQ-7 and UDI-6 scores after PVS. Change in IIQ-7 and UDI-6 scores negatively correlated with PPD ( p  
ISSN:0937-3462
1433-3023
DOI:10.1007/s00192-009-0939-1