Mixed incontinence: comparing definitions in women having stress incontinence surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop an empirically derived definition of mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) for use in incontinence outcomes research.

Methods

Participants in a randomized trial comparing the fascial sling and. Burch colposuspension were assessed using standardized measures including the Medical, Epidemiologic and Social Aspects of Aging (MESA), UI questionnaire, the Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI), 3-day urinary diary and urodynamic studies (UDS). Participants were required to have stress incontinence with a MESA stress subscale score > MESA urge subscale score. Several definitions of MUI were considered. Logistic and linear regression analysis methods were used to predict clinical outcomes based on the different MUI definitions. Analyses were carried out using SAS (SAS

SUBMITTER: Brubaker L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2702259 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature