Effect of Behavioral Therapy on the Quality of Life of Women Suffering from Overactive Bladder Syndrome in Academic Family Practice Center, Suez Canal University Hospital, Egypt

Abstract

Background: Behavioral therapy is the front-line treatment for women with Over Active Bladder. These treatments, especially lifestyle interventions, offered to patients in the primary care setting before or with medication therapy. Aim: To assess the quality of Life of women with over active bladder syndrome (pre & post the behavioral therapy). Subjects and Methods: A quasiexperimental intervention study design with pre-post assessment implemented to assess the effect of behavioral therapy on QOL of 25 women with OAB, treated with the behavioral therapy for 12 weeks. The study conducted in academic Family practice center affiliated to Suez Canal University Hospital. Results: twenty-five women with OAB were included. The mean age of women was 52 years old. Equal distribution of married & unmarried women reported. The majority of women were multi-parous with vaginal delivery predominance, and slight CS increase. Regarding pre-post-intervention symptoms of over-active bladder among women treated with the behavioral therapy, there was a statistically significant post-intervention improvement in all symptoms. Concerning pre-post-intervention scores of King's Health Questionnaire among women in the behavioral therapy; there were statistically significant post-intervention improvements at all domains of King's Health Questionnaire for the quality of life. Conclusion: behavioral therapy has significant positive effect on women quality of life and symptoms.