Effect of Urinary Incontinence on Quality of Life and Self Esteem of Postmenopausal Women

Urinary incontinence is a major health problem. According to various authors, it concerns 30–40% of the population and grows with age, affecting approximately 50% of women aged over 70. According to the recommendations of the International Continence Society, the treatment of urinary incontinence should commence with conservative treatment and, above all, with physiotherapy. If the conservative treatment fails or the level of urinary incontinence is too high, surgery is recommended. With regard to female patients examined at work, the TOT method was applied. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between regular physical activity and the quality of life of women aged 65–87 who underwent surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) using the TOT method. The study group involved 60 postmenopausal women, patients of the Department of Gynaecology of the Hospital of Ministry of the Interior and Administration in Wroclaw, with SUI diagnosed during ultrasonography. The female patients were surveyed before and 12 months after the surgery using standardised IPAQ and WHOQOL-BREF.FL questionnaires. Significant positive relationships between quality of life and physical activity before and 12 months after the surgery were demonstrated in the somatic and social domains. Physically active postmenopausal women presented higher values in all domains and total quality of life according to the WHOQOL-BREF compared with physically inactive women, both before and 12 months after the procedure using the TOT method.

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Quality of Life and Poor Oral Health: A Comparison of Postmenopausal Women

10.20944/preprints201608.0122.v1 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Kristin A. Williams ◽

Hebba Shamia ◽

Christine DeBaz ◽

Leena Palomo

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Postmenopausal Women ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Summary Score ◽

T Test ◽

Occupational Performance

Interrelationships between traditional dental variables are becoming more evident in far reaching aspects of life such as psychosocial interaction, self-esteem, overall health and even occupational performance. This study compares quality of life (QoL) in postmenopausal women (PMW) with poor oral health (POH) with QoL in PMW with good oral health. 200 randomly recruited PMW received a dental evaluation and completed Utian Quality of Life Survey. The participants were divided into POH and healthy groups based on dental exam. Mean scores were calculated for each QoL item, domain and the overall summary score. For each of the four parameters for periodontitis diagnosis, periodontitis patients’ QoL outcomes were compared to those of healthy patients using T-test with threshold of significance at p

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Correction of sexual dysfunction in women of perimenopausal age with stress urinary incontinence

Reports of Vinnytsia National Medical University ◽

10.31393/reports-vnmedical-2018-22(1)-20 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 104-107

Author(s):

А.P. Hryhorenko ◽

О.H. Horbatiuk ◽

А.S. Shatkovska ◽

А.M. Binkovska ◽

V.Y. Onyshko

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Stress Urinary Incontinence ◽

Sexual Dysfunction ◽

Sexual Function ◽

Daily Activity ◽

Transobturator Tape ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Sling Procedure

The article presents the data on a study of sexual function in perimenopausal age women with stress urinary incontinence after transobturator tape (TOT) sling procedure with the subsequent prescription of vaginal estrogens during the month. Purpose — to assess the effectiveness of influence transobturator tape (TOT) sling procedure with the subsequent prescription of vaginal estrogens during the month on sexual function in perimenopausal age women with stress urinary incontinence. We evaluate the recovery of sexual function in 16 perimenopausal age (45-50 years) women with stress urinary incontinence after transobturator tape (TOT) sling procedure with the subsequent prescription of vaginal estrogens during the month using the Incontinence Quality of Life (I-QOL) questionnaire. In 1 month after the treatment we found an improvement in the daily activity of women in 3 times, self-esteem in 2.6 times, sexual function in 2 times, the overall quality of life in 3.3 times, a decrease of emotional stress in 2.8 times, the reduction of additional effort in 3.3 times. A decrease in sexual discomfort was found in the postoperative period in 75% of women, number women with lack of libido decreased by 31.25%, and a number of women who had orgasms during coitus increased by 25%. Thus, transobturator tape (TOT) sling procedure with the subsequent prescription of vaginal estrogens during the month normalized sexual dysfunction in perimenopausal age women with stress urinary incontinence.

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Relationships Among Use of Complementary and Alternative Interventions, Urinary Incontinence, Quality of Life, and Self-esteem in Women With Urinary Incontinence

Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing ◽

10.1097/won.0000000000000420 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 174-178 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Özge Öz ◽

Birsen Altay

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Alternative Interventions ◽

Complementary And Alternative

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Structural Equation Modeling on Quality of Life in Middle-Aged Women with Urinary Incontinence

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing ◽

10.7739/jkafn.2021.28.1.43 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 43-55

Author(s):

Young Ran Yeom ◽

Aekyung Kim

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Self Care ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Modified Model ◽

Care Agency

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting the quality of life of middle-aged women with urinary incontinence by using Wilson and Cleary (1995)'s health-related quality of life model and previous studies. This article was done to construct a model for the collection of data on women with urinary incontinence and verifying the suitability of the model and the hypotheses presented in the model.Methods: A total of 209 valid questionnaires which met the criteria of middle-aged women who experienced urinary incontinence was used for final analysis. The exogenous and endogenous variables of the hypothesis model consisted of age, number of delivery, menstrual status, self-esteem, social support, physical symptoms, depression, anxiety, self-care agency and quality of life. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS/WINdow 25.0 and AMOS 18.0 program.Results: The fitness of the modified model, x<sup>2</sup>/df=1.675, RMR=0.047, RMAEA=0.057, GFI=0.900, AGFI=0.855, NFI=0.923, TLI=0.957, CFI=0.9674. In the modified model, self-esteem showed the strongest total impact including the direct and indirect impacts on the quality of life of women with incontinence. In the result of verification of the modified model, quality of life explained by 58.8% through self-esteem, social support, self-care agency.Conclusion: Efforts are needed to improve self-esteem for middle-aged women with urinary incontinence, alleviate psychological symptoms, and develop self-care agency that they can manage themselves. Various aspects of physical, mental and psychological aspects can be comprehensively assessed and utilized to develop an interactive strategy system through individual programs and social support.

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