174 Condition specific quality of life 24 months after retropubic and transobturator sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence

Abstract

Aims-To compare quality of life (QoL) and factors associated with QoL change after retropubic (RMUS) and transobturator (TMUS) midurethral slings using the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire, (IIQ) and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ).Methods-Five hundred ninety seven women in a multicenter randomized trial of RMUS vs. TMUS were examined. The IIQ and ICIQ were obtained at baseline, 12 and 24 months. Repeated measures analysis of variance tested for differences by treatment group over time. Multivariable analysis identified factors associated with QoL change at 12 months post-operative, controlling for treatment group and baseline QoL.Results-Improvement in IIQ was associated with: treatment success, younger age, improvement in stress incontinence (SUI) symptom severity and bother (all p < 0.05). Improvement in ICIQ was associated with treatment success, younger age, improvement in SUI symptom severity and bother, lower body mass index and no re-operation (all p < 0.05). Improvement of the IIQ was stable over time (p =0.35) for both treatment groups (p=0.66) whereas the ICIQ showed a small but clinically insignificant decline (p=0.03) in both treatment groups (p=0.51).