Impact of the Midurethral Sling Procedure on Quality of Life in Women with Urinary Incontinence
Korean Journal of Urology
;
: 122-127, 2010.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was designed to objectively assess the impediment of incontinence to quality of life (QoL) in females and its improvement by the midurethral sling (MUS) procedure. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
From June 2006 to June 2007, 93 female patients underwent the MUS procedure at our institute because of urinary incontinence. The incontinence quality of life (I-QoL) questionnaire was administered to measure the QoL of the incontinent patients before and 1 and 12 months after the MUS procedure. Preoperative data and urodynamic factors were analyzed retrospectively by I-QoL scores to identify factors that may affect the QoL of incontinent patients.RESULTS:
The average preoperative I-QoL score of the 93 patients was 61.1+/-21.0 points. At 1 year after surgery, the average I-QoL score was found to have improved to 98.4+/-20.7 points. There were no significant differences between stress and mixed urinary incontinence in terms of cure and satisfaction (p>0.05). I-QoL scores of the cured and improved patients increased at 1 year after surgery (p0.05). Although urinary urgency and large urine leak amounts significantly reduced preoperative QoL in incontinent patients, the MUS procedure effectively improved the QoL regardless of these factors.CONCLUSIONS:
Preoperative I-QoL assessment revealed a significant impairment of QoL in incontinent women, but the MUS procedure effectively improved these women's QoL.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Urologic Surgical Procedures
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Urinary Incontinence
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Urodynamics
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Retrospective Studies
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Suburethral Slings
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Urology
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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