Health-related quality of life and sexual function among women with overweight or obesity and urinary incontinence: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the health related quality of life (HRQoL) and sexual function related to urinary incontinence (UI) severity among women with overweight or obesity.

Methods

From September 2023 to January 2024, a cross-sectional was conducted among women seeking weight loss with overweight or obesity focusing on the symptoms and effects of UI. The degree of UI severity, UI-specific HRQoL, sexual function, and generic HRQoL were detected via Incontinence Modular Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI-SF), Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-Short Form (IIQ-7), Short-form Prolapse Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12), and European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions 5-Level questionnaire (EQ-5D-5 L) respectively.

Results

Out of 1205 valid responses, 564 (

SUBMITTER: Tian Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12535537 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature