Assessment of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Health Related Quality of Life among Women in Port Said City | ||||
| Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing | ||||
| Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2024, Page 121-142 PDF (498.3 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/pssjn.2024.230067.1284 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Alshimaa Mohsen Elmorsey  1; Soad Abd El-Salam Ramadan2; Seham Shehata Ibrahim3; Waleed El-Sayed El-Refay4; Esraa Mostafa Abd El-Aty5
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| 1Maternity, Gynecology, Obstetric Nursing, Faculty of nursing, port said university | ||||
| 2Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Banha University | ||||
| 3Maternity, Gynecology and Obstetrics Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University | ||||
| 4Obstetrics and Gynecology Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University | ||||
| 5Assistant Professor of Maternity, Gynecology and Obstetrics Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The most prevalent kind of urine incontinence (UI) in word wide, stress urinary incontinence (SUI), that has an impact on women's quality of life at various phases of their lives. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the stress urinary incontinence and health related quality of life among women. Subjects and method: Design: In this study, a descriptive design was used. Setting: Under comprehensive health insurance, this study was conducted in outpatient gynecological clinics in hospitals and primary care centers. Subjects: 110 women with a diagnosis of stress incontinence were included in this study. Tools for data collection: Woman’s health assessment questionnaire, and the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-Short Form (IIQ) -7. Results: 55.5% of the women in the study had moderate urine incontinence, and 22. 7 percent had severe incontinence. The two most significant positive influences on urine incontinence severity were determined to be occupation and pregnancy (p = 0.002 and 0.001, respectively). In addition, the women who participated in the study had an average quality of life score of 8.01 ± 2.9. Conclusion: More than half of the women in the study had moderate urine incontinence. The quality of life of the women in the study was also negatively impacted by stress urine incontinence. Recommendations: It recommends providing a guide for developing clinical and continuing education curricula for all women on urinary incontinence and pelvic floor muscle exercises. Pelvic floor as a means of prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Quality of life; Stress urinary incontinence; Women | ||||
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