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- Title
Urge Incontinence: The Patient's Perspective.
- Authors
Brown, Jeanette S.; Subak, Leslee L.; Grass, Joanne; Brown, Beth A; Kuppermann, Miriam; Posner, Samuel F.
- Abstract
Urge incontinence has a profound effect on the day-to-day lives of women. The purpose of:. this study was to identify specific aspects of functioning and well-being affected by urge in-continence or mixed. incontinence with a primary urge component We conducted six focus groups of 65 racially and age diverse, community-dwelling women with urge incontinence. Transcripts of the focus groups were quantitatively for word use frequency with QSR NUD*JST® software. Demographics, symptomatology, and the impact of incontinence on daily activities and feelings were assessed by questionnaire. Participants in the focus groups were. on average 62 years of age; 52% were nonwhite, and 26% had a high school or less education. in the three identified broad domains, 52% of domain-related words were associated with feelings, 40% with activities, and 8% with relationships. Frequently identified references were bathroom availability (24%), loss of control (14%), anxiety (11%), and sleep disturbance (10%). Women under the age of 70 compared with older women more commonly identified feeling unattractive and low self-esteem (12% versus 2%, p < 0.007) and adverse effects on dating and sexual activity. (45% versus 0%, p <0.02). The effect of incontinence on quality of life correlated with frequency, nocturia, and pad use (Kendall's tau β 0.02-0.32, p < 0.05). Urge incontinence affects many quality of life issues and contributes to limitation of activities, loss of control,. and negative self-perception. Focus groups of diverse women with urge incontinence symptomatology are useful in understanding these effects.
- Subjects
DISEASES in women; QUALITY of life; SLEEP disorders; SYMPTOMS; SELF-esteem; SELF-perception
- Publication
Journal of Women's Health, 1998, Vol 7, Issue 10, p1263
- ISSN
1059-7115
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jwh.1998.7.1263