Quality of life of women with urinary incontinence in rehabilitation treatment.
This article analyzed how sexual satisfaction, suffering, severity and impact of urinary incontinence, and psychological morbidity affected women's quality of life and whether suffering mediated the relationship between psychological morbidity and quality of life. The study included 80 women diagnosed with urinary incontinence receiving rehabilitation treatment. Regression analysis showed that sexual satisfaction, suffering, and urinary incontinence severity and impact predicted quality of life and that suffering mediated the relationship between psychological morbidity and quality of life. The findings suggest that interventions should be tailored according to the suffering reported by women and the impact of the urinary incontinence on the couple's sexual relationship.
1 University of Minho, Portugal.
M Graça
MG
Pereira
2 University of Louisville, USA.
Brittany
B
Lynch
2 University of Louisville, USA.
M
M
Hall-Faul
1 University of Minho, Portugal.
Susana
S
Pedras
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm; D011174:Portugal; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*
health psychology; psychological distress; quality of life; sexuality; women’s health