https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/193474
標題: | Quality of Life Impact and Treatment Seeking of Chinese Women with Urinary Incontinence | 作者: | YU, HONG-JENG WONG, WAI-YAN CHEN, JUN CHIE, WEI-CHU |
關鍵字: | quality of life;treatment seeking;urinary incontinence;EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY;OLDER ADULTS | 公開日期: | 2003 | 卷: | v.12 | 期: | n.3 | 起(迄)頁: | 327-333 | 來源出版物: | QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH | 摘要: | The objective of this study was to investigate the quality of life ( QOL) impact of urinary incontinence ( UI) and to examine its relationship with treatment seeking in adult Taiwanese women. We conducted a cross-section in- person questionnaire interview of 1608 adult women living in the Taipei area. The characteristics and incontinence status were recorded. A short form incontinence impact questionnaire ( IIQ- 7) was used to evaluate the QOL impact of UI. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to assess the determinative factors for treatment seeking. The mean IIQ- 7 score of the 205 ( 12.7%) women who reported urinary leakage more than once per month in the preceding 12 months was 5.0( range : 0 - 19), which showed a significant correlation with the severity of incontinence ( r = 0.59, p < 0.001). Women with mixed type UI had a higher IIQ- 7 score compared to those with stress or urge UI. Fifty-five ( 26.8 %) incontinent women had sought medical help. Treatment seeking was highly related to IIQ- 7 scores as 75% of incontinent women with an IIQ- 7 score > 10 in contrast to 5 % of those with an IIQ- 7 score less than or equal to 3 ( p< 0.001) had sought medical care. On multiple logistic regression analysis, perceiving UI as a disease and a higher IIQ- 7 score were independent factors predicting treatment seeking. We concluded that UI is a common problem that brings substantial QOL impact to Taiwanese women. The IIQ- 7 questionnaire may provide a useful measurement to quantitate the degree of QOL impact, which is largely affected by the severity and type of incontinence. Women who perceive UI as a disease and those with a higher degree of QOL impact are more likely to seek medical help. Furthermore , treatment seeking in Taiwanese women with significant UI may be more common than thought as a great majority of women with higher IIQ- 7 scores had sought medical help. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/87952 |
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