Distress and quality of life characteristics associated with seeking surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current research focuses on three variables in evaluating the impact of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) on daily living: severity of incontinence, distress or bother resulting from incontinence, and effect on health related quality of life (HRQoL). Understanding the impact of these variables is important as they are the driving force behind women seeking surgical treatment. Given the importance of HRQoL in determining need for treatment, as well as evaluating treatment success, this review provides an assessment of the degree to which HRQoL is impaired in women seeking surgical treatment.

Methods

PubMed searches for the terms "quality of life and distress and urinary incontinence" and "quality of life and bother and urinary incontinence" were performed with limi

SUBMITTER: Gil KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2645374 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature