The Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Quality of Life in Female Patients with Stress Urinary Incontinence

Abstract

<i>Objective</i>: To investigate the current status and influencing factors of quality of life in female patients with stress urinary incontinence to provide a basis for making targeted health education in clinic. <i>Methods</i>: A total of 58 female SUI patients hospitalized in our department from July 2020 to February 2021 were selected as subjects for field investigation. The questionnaire was composed of general information and Incontinence quality of life (I-QOL) questionnaire. Multivariate linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of quality of life in female patients with stress urinary incontinence. <i>Results</i>: The quality of life score of female patients with stress urinary incontinence was (66.18±6.70). Regression analysis showed that the number of vaginal births, the number of years of illness, the number of abortions, and the living status were the factors affecting the quality of life of female patients with stress urinary incontinence<i>. Conclusions</i>: The quality of life of female patients with stress urinary incontinence is moderately or severely affected. Medical workers should develop targeted health education according to the influencing factors, popularize the knowledge related to SUI, help patients improve the cognition of stress urinary incontinence, and actively cooperate with treatment, so as to improve the quality of life of patients.