Research Article

Effects Of Surgical And Medical Treatments On Stress Urinary Incontinence

Volume: 7 Number: 3 December 26, 2022
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Effects Of Surgical And Medical Treatments On Stress Urinary Incontinence

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate how surgical and medical treatments affect the quality of life, depression status and social participation of women with Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Materials and Methods: The study included 32 women with diagnoses of SUI. Among these women, 16 were designated as the medical treatment group (MTG), and the other 16 were designated as the surgical treatment group (STG). Before the treatment and 8 weeks after its completion, the patients were evaluated with the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF), Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire (I-QOL), World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument, Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Social Participation Questionnaire (SPQ). Results: The mean age of the subjects was 54.31±11.48 years in MTG and 48.38±10.01 years in STG. The mean body mass index (BMI) values of the groups were respectively 27.56±2.79 and 26.56±2.25 kg/m2. Following the treatment, statistically significant improvements were observed in urinary incontinence, depression, social participation and overall and disease-specific quality of life in both groups (p<0.05). Comparative analysis of the post-treatment changes in both groups showed statistically significant differences in the BDI score, the total work activity and household activity scores in the Social Participation Questionnaire and the psychosocial subgroups of both WHOQOL-BREF and I-QOL (p<0.05). Conclusion: Both treatments proved to be effective and usable to reduce the severity of SUI and depression, prevent social isolation and improve the quality of life. However, extensive research is required on the effects of SUI treatment methods on larger patient groups.

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 26, 2022

Submission Date

October 4, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 7, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 7 Number: 3

Vancouver
1.Burçin Ugur Tosun, Özlem Altındağ, Gülhan Yılmaz Gökmen, Berkiye Kırmızıgil, Fettah Tosun. Effects Of Surgical And Medical Treatments On Stress Urinary Incontinence. Arch Clin Exp Med. 2022 Dec. 1;7(3):66-71. doi:10.25000/acem.1184054

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