Impact of urinary incontinence types on women's quality of life

To identify the most frequent type of urinary incontinence in women assisted in two outpatient clinics of urogynecology, and to compare general and specific quality of life among the different types of incontinence measured through validated questionnaires. Cross-sectional study conducted at the uro...

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Published in:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P 2017-12, Vol.51, p.e03266-e03266
Main Authors: Saboia, Dayana Maia, Firmiano, Mariana Luisa Veras, Bezerra, Karine de Castro, Vasconcelos, Neto, José Ananias, Oriá, Mônica Oliveira Batista, Vasconcelos, Camila Teixeira Moreira
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Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
Urinary Incontinence - classification
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Summary:To identify the most frequent type of urinary incontinence in women assisted in two outpatient clinics of urogynecology, and to compare general and specific quality of life among the different types of incontinence measured through validated questionnaires. Cross-sectional study conducted at the urogynecology outpatient clinic. The following questionnaires were used for quality of life assessment: Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), International Consultation Incontinence Questionnaire Short-Form (ICIQ-SF), King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ), and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12). The study included 556 women. Mixed Urinary Incontinence was the most frequent type (n=348/62.6%), followed by Stress Urinary Incontinence (n=173/31.1%) and Urge Urinary Incontinence (n=35/6.3%). Women with mixed urinary incontinence had greater impact on the general (SF-36) and specific quality of life (KHQ and ICIQ-SF) compared to the others (p
ISSN:0080-6234
DOI:10.1590/S1980-220X2016032603266