Adherence to professional society guidelines among women with stress or mixed urinary incontinence.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The objective of this analysis was to describe longitudinal adherence with recommended urinary incontinence (UI) evaluation and treatment guidelines over a 2-year period in patients newly diagnosed with stress (SUI) or mixed UI (MUI), and average 2-year cost associated with initial treatment.

Methods

A retrospective claims analysis using the IBM MarketScan database was conducted. Women diagnosed with SUI/MUI between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2016 were identified using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9 and 10 codes for SUI or MUI. Newly diagnosed SUI/MUI patients who did not have a UI-related diagnosis for at least 1 year before their index date were assessed.

Results

103 813 patients with newly diagnosed SUI or MUI were identified. Of those, 96

SUBMITTER: Pan LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9542296 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature