Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The study was conducted to determine the undiagnosed prevalence of urinary incontinence and its association with the quality of life in middle-aged and older women. METHODS: The sample of the study consisted of women aged 40 years or above who were admitted to a tertiary care center between March and July 2019. The data were collected by face-to-face interview method. “International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF)” and “Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire (I-QOL)” were used to collect data on urinary incontinence and quality of life. RESULTS: The screened sample included 140 women (mean age: 60.6 ± 11.3 years). Urinary incontinence was detected in 90 subjects (64.3%). Urinary incontinence complaints were present for an average of four years. Self-rated effect on daily life was moderate (ICIQ-SF: 5.0 ± 2.5), and more than half of them (64.4%) did not consider urinary incontinence as a health issue, More than half (62.9%) did not admit for prefossional care for many reasons. The average score was 85.0 ± 14.7 from the
Highlights
The study was conducted to determine the undiagnosed prevalence of urinary incontinence and its association with the quality of life in middle-aged and older women
The majority of the participants (82.2%) were married, and a half (50%) were primary school graduates, more than half (55.6%) were obese, 76.7% had at least one chronic disease, and 85.6% were postmenopausal
Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a serious condition that often impacts all areas of women's life and its frequency increases with age
Summary
The study was conducted to determine the undiagnosed prevalence of urinary incontinence and its association with the quality of life in middle-aged and older women. Material and methods: The sample of the study consisted of women aged 40 years or above who were admitted to a tertiary care center between March and July 2019. Discussion and conclusion: This study found that more than half of women admitted to a hospital for other reasons have urinary incontinence complaints. UI affects people of all ages and genders It is two times more common among women and older individuals [1, 2]. Mixed incontinence is the coexistence of both types [11,12]
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