title: Effect of Urinary Incontinence on Quality of Life among Iranian Women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Present study aimed to evaluate the effects of stress, urge and mixed urinary incontinence on the quality of life and mental health of Iranian women with urinary incontinence (UI).
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross sectional study of quality of life and mental health among women without and with different types of urinary incontinence (n = 140). Quality of life (QOL) and mental health were compared and measured using the Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6), the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7) and the 12-items General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women with any types of urinary incontinence showed a significant lower degree of mental health. Women with mixed incontinence reported significantly lower QOL and mental health (P < 0.0001) compared to those with stress and urge incontinence, while there was no significant difference between women with stress and urge incontinence (P= 0.95).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with UI showed inferior mental health and QOL while these symptoms were more severe among patients with mixed urinary incontinence.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Fatemeh
authors: F
authors: Mallah
authors: Mental Health Research Group, Mother and Child Health Research Centre, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Montazeri
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran ; Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Zinat
authors: Z
authors: Ghanbari
authors: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanity Studies, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Azadeh
authors: A
authors: Tavoli
authors: Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Fedyeh
authors: F
authors: Haghollahi
authors: Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Elham
authors: E
authors: Aziminekoo
keywords: Mental Health; Quality of Life; Urinary Incontinence