Comparison of lower urinary tract symptoms and quality of life in female patients with multiple sclerosis with and without exercise habits

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and quality of life in female patients with
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with and without exercise habits.
Methods: Forty-two female patients with MS were enrolled in the study. The MS patients were divided into two groups as those
with (n=20) and without exercise habits (n=22). The exercise habit was determined based on the presence of activities that
lasted more than 20 minutes per day at least 3 days a week during the last 3 months. LUTS were evaluated with International
Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Questionnaire and quality of life was
assessed with King Health Questionnaire (KHQ).
Results: Women with MS with exercise habits had lower incontinence symptoms (p=0.009), the emotions (p=0.023) and the
severity (p=0.010) subgroup scores of the KHQ than women with MS without exercise habits. Storage (p=0.265) and voiding
(p=0.734) symptom scores, and the general health (p=0.462), the urinary problem (p=0.215), the role limitation (p=0.447),
the physical limitation (p=0.207), the social limitation (p=0.287), the personal relationships (p=0.128) and the sleep-energy
(p=0.478) subgroup scores of the KHQ were similar between the groups.
Conclusion: It was found that women with MS who had exercise habit experienced less incontinence symptoms and some
parameters of quality of life were better than women with MS and without exercise habit. These results showed that the exercise
habit in female MS patients may contribute to the improvement of incontinence symptoms and quality of life. 

Keywords

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Urinary incontinence
• Exercise

Multiple sklerozlu egzersiz alışkanlığı olan ve olmayan kadın hastalarda alt üriner sistem semptomları ve yaşam kalitesinin karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Multiple Skleroz (MS) tanılı egzersiz alışkanlığı olan ve olmayan kadın hastalarda alt üriner sistem
semptomları (AÜSS) ve yaşam kalitesini karşılaştırmaktı.
Yöntem: Çalışmaya kırk iki MS tanılı kadın hastalar dahil edildi. Hastalar egzersiz alışkanlığı olanlar (n=20) ve olmayanlar
(n=22) olarak iki gruba ayrıldı. Egzersiz alışkanlığı, son 3 ay boyunca haftada en az 3 gün ve günlük 20 dakikadan uzun sürmüş
olan aktivitelerin varlığına göre belirlendi. AÜSS, Uluslararası İnkontinans Konsültasyon Sorgulama Ölçeği-Kadın Alt Üriner
Sistem Semptomları ölçeği ile ve yaşam kalitesi King Sağlık Anketi (KSA) ile değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Egzersiz alışkanlığı olan MS’li kadınlarda egzersiz alışkanlığı olmayan MS’li kadınlara göre inkontinans semptomları,
KSA’nın duygular (p=0,023) ve ciddiyet (p=0,010) alt grup skorları daha azdı (p=0,009). Depolama (p=0,265) ve boşaltım
(p=0,734) semptom skorları, KSA’nın genel sağlık (p=0,462), idrar problemi (p=0,215), rol kısıtlaması (p=0,447), fiziksel
kısıtlılık (p=0,207), sosyal kısıtlılık (p=0,287), kişisel ilişkiler (p=0,128) ve uyku-enerji (p=0,478) alt grup skorları gruplar
arasında benzerdi.
Sonuç: MS tanılı egzersiz alışkanlığı olan kadınların egzersiz alışkanlığı olmayan kadınlara göre inkontinans semptomlarını
daha az yaşadığı ve yaşam kalitesinin bazı parametrelerinin daha iyi olduğu bulundu. Bu sonuçlar, MS tanılı kadın hastalarda,
egzersiz alışkanlığına sahip olmanın özellikle inkontinans semptomları ve yaşam kalitesinde iyileşmeye katkı sağlayabileceğini
göstermektedir. 

Keywords

• Multipl Skleroz
• Üriner inkontinans
• Egzersiz

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