Urinary Incontinence in Women Living in Rural Areas and Reflections on Quality of Life

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dc.contributor.authorGamsızkan, Zerrin
dc.contributor.authorSungur, Mehmet Ali
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Aşkı Ellibeş
dc.contributor.authorÇayır, Yasemin
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-24T19:47:14Z
dc.date.available2025-03-24T19:47:14Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a health problem affecting women's quality of life. Since it is not a life-threatening disease, women with urinary incontinence usually do not seek treatment in this regard. This causes them not to benefit from treatment opportunities that will improve their lives. The study aims to investigate the UI status in women living in rural areas and to determine its reflection on the quality of life.Methods: A total of 589 patients were included in the study. The data was collected with a questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics questions along with the Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6) scale and the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7). Results: 157 (26.7%) patients who participated in our study suffered from UI. 70 (44.6%) of these patients suffered from stress incontinence (SUI), 40 (25.5%) were urge incontinence (UUI) and 47 (29.9%) were mixed incontinence (MUI). BMI, constipation, and menopause were found to be aggravating factors for incontinence (p<0,001). According to the UDI-6 scale; MUI significantly impacts a woman’s life quality followed by urge or stress incontinence (p<0,001). Stress incontinence decreases life quality more than urge incontinence (p<0,001) based on the IIQ-7 scale.Conclusion: Despite the high frequency of female urinary incontinence, many patients cannot easily express this distress. Family physicians to whom the patient applies most frequently should question their patients about UI and direct their patients to appropriate treatment.
dc.identifier.doi10.19127/mbsjohs.836518
dc.identifier.endpage37
dc.identifier.issn2149-7796
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage32
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.19127/mbsjohs.836518
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/18589
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOrdu Üniversitesi
dc.relation.ispartofMiddle Black Sea Journal of Health Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20250324
dc.subjectUrinary incontinence|UDI-6|IIQ-7|Quality of life|Womens' health
dc.titleUrinary Incontinence in Women Living in Rural Areas and Reflections on Quality of Life
dc.typeArticle

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