title: Mixed incontinence is more bothersome than pure incontinence subtypes.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to compare incontinence bother in women with mixed incontinence versus pure incontinence subtypes. This is an institutional review board-approved study comparing physical exam findings and responses to the Medical Epidemiologic and Social Aspects of Aging (MESA) questionnaire and the Urinary Distress Inventory (UDI-6). The MESA responses were used to classify women as mixed, pure stress, or pure urge incontinence. This analysis includes 551 women with a mean age of 56 +/- 16 years. Most women were Caucasian (86%) with 7% African American and 5% Hispanic. UDI scores were significantly higher in women with mixed incontinence (61 +/- 23) than those with pure stress incontinence (40 +/- 26) or pure urge incontinence (40 +/- 25; p < 0.0001). Women with mixed incontinence report greater incontinence bother than women with either pure stress or urge incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA. yashika.dooley@amedd.army.mil
authors.forename: Yashika
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dooley
authors.forename: Lior
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lowenstein
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kenton
authors.forename: MaryPat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: FitzGerald
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brubaker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D053202:Urinary Incontinence, Urge / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult