Mental Health, Sleep and Physical Function in Treatment Seeking Women with Urinary Incontinence.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We examined how mental health measures, sleep and physical function are associated with the presence and type of urinary incontinence and severity in women seeking treatment for lower urinary tract symptoms.

Materials and methods

This baseline cross-sectional analysis was performed in treatment seeking women with lower urinary tract symptoms. All participants completed the LUTS (Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms) Tool (Pfizer, New York, New York), which was used to classify women based on urinary incontinence symptoms and measure severity. The PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) questionnaire for depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance and physical function, the PSS (Perceived Stress Scale) and the IPAQ-SF (International Physical Activity Ques

SUBMITTER: Siddiqui NY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6146022 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature