Impact of Urinary Incontinence in Morbidly Obese Women Versus Women Seeking Urogynecologic Care
| Autor: | Kathryn L. Burgio, Holly E. Richter, Kimberly A. Gerten, Patricia S. Goode, David T. Redden, Thomas L. Wheeler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Gynecology medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Genitourinary system Urinary Incontinence Stress Urology Urinary Incontinence Urge Urinary incontinence Middle Aged Morbidly obese Body Mass Index Obesity Morbid Urogynecology Distress Quality of life Epidemiology medicine Physical therapy Humans Female medicine.symptom business Weight Loss Surgery |
| Zdroj: | Urology. 70:1082-1085 |
| ISSN: | 0090-4295 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.urology.2007.07.058 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of urinary incontinence (UI) on quality of life in morbidly obese women seeking bariatric surgery compared with women seeking urogynecologic care. METHODS Women undergoing consultation for weight loss surgery completed questionnaires assessing the presence and severity of UI using the Medical, Epidemiological, and Social Aspects of Aging questionnaire and the impact of their UI using the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 and Urogenital Distress Inventory-6. The charts of the women with UI seen in a urogynecology center were reviewed. For these two samples, pairs were matched for UI severity using the total Medical, Epidemiological, and Social Aspects of Aging scores, and the women within pairs were compared concerning the impact of UI. RESULTS A total of 93 pairs were matched. Morbidly obese women had lower scores on the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (mean 20.1 versus 42.0, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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