Symptoms of combined prolapse and urinary incontinence in large surgical cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate whether prolapse severity is a major contributor to urinary incontinence severity, as measured by validated incontinence questionnaires.

Methods

We analyzed data from two large female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgical cohorts: the Stress Incontinence Surgical Treatment Efficacy Trial (SISTEr) study (N=655) and the subsequent Trial of Mid-Urethral Slings (TOMUS) study (N=597). All participants completed a standardized baseline assessment including validated measures of symptom severity, quality of life, objective measures of urine loss (Urogenital Distress Inventory [UDI], Medical, Epidemiologic, and Social Aspects of Aging questionnaire, Incontinence Impact Questionnaire, and pad test), as well as the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification assess

SUBMITTER: Brubaker L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3094711 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature