Epidemiology of female urinary incontinence in the Greek population: EURIG study.
OBJECTIVE
We estimated the current prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in the female Greek population, estimated the prevalence of the subtypes of UI, and assessed its impact on patients' quality of life.


METHODS
The study was performed by personal interview based on structured questionnaires, and 2,000 Greek women (from the whole of Greece) aged between 20 and 80 years old participated in the study.


RESULTS
The prevalence of UI in a female Greek population comprising women aged between 20 and 80 years was 27%. The impact was proportional to the frequency and severity of the UI. UI had no effect or only a mild effect on patients' quality of life.


CONCLUSIONS
Significant improvement is required in patient information about the nature of UI and its effects on life, and about available treatments (conservative and surgical), and their efficacy and complications.
Liapis
Angelos
A
2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aretaieio Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. p_bakas@yahoo.com
Bakas
Panagiotis
P
Liapi
Sofia
S
Sioutis
Dimitrios
D
Creatsas
Georgios
G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000453:epidemiology*; D053202:Urinary Incontinence, Urge / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult