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- Title
Quality of Life after SPARC Sling Procedure: A Long-Term Retrospective Analysis.
- Authors
Heidler, Stefan; Ofner-Kopeinig, Petra; Puchwein, Erika; Hutterer, Georg C.; Pummer, Karl; Primus, Guenter
- Abstract
Introduction: To asses the effects on quality of life (QoL) in women with stress urinary incontinence after a SPARC sling procedure. Methods: This is a long-term retrospective study. The study cohort consisted of 54 women: 46 were available for follow-up examination and 8 were contacted by telephone. Results: The median follow-up was 5.3 years. The QoL assessed by using a visual analogue scale improved significantly from 6.9 at baseline to 2.8. The IIQ-7 (Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-Short Form) general score decreased from an average of 56.7 at baseline to 17.5 at the follow-up investigation. Using the Patient Global Impression of Improvement questionnaire, 57.4% of women characterized themselves as very much better, 20.4% as much better and 11.1% as a little better. Eighty-seven percent of women regarded themselves as satisfied, but 13% were dissatisfied with the outcome of the SPARC sling procedure. Conclusion: In this study a significant and stable long-term improvement in QoL could be observed in women undergoing SPARC sling procedure. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
QUALITY of life; VISUAL analog scale; RETROSPECTIVE studies; COHORT analysis; FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine); QUESTIONNAIRES; PSYCHOLOGY of women; SUBURETHRAL slings
- Publication
Urologia Internationalis, 2011, Vol 86, Issue 4, p424
- ISSN
0042-1138
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000324797