Prevalence, awareness and determinants of health care-seeking behaviour for urinary incontinence in Qatari women: a neglected problem?

Saleh, N.; Bener, Abdülbari; Khenyab, Najat; Al-Mansori, Z.; Muraikhi, A. Al

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2004.04.003

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“…This finding, which implies some understanding of the physiology of continence, is unique to our study. When consulting Arabian Gulf women via questionnaires with close-ended questions, Saleh et al 11 found the majority of women perceived childbirth (51.9%) as the major cause of UI, followed by aging (49.5%) and menopause (34.2%). These themes were also found in our subjects' responses, although at lower percentages.…”

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“…Responses were coded into themes, defined as a group of similar responses provided by at least three participants. 19 The data were coded using both themes obtained from previous research 11,13 and themes that emerged from initial review of the responses. New themes arose as the data were assessed, and coding was adapted and restructured.…”

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“…5,9,10 Studies on why women do not seek treatment for UI have identified potential reasons, such as embarrassment, viewing it as a normal part of aging, feeling that they can cope on their own, and having low expectations of benefit from treatment. 4,6,11,12 Very few studies, however, have addressed what women perceive as the cause of their leakage, 11,13 and none of these studies was conducted in the United States. This gap in incontinence research is crucial, as comprehending perceived causes is necessary to understanding care-seeking behavior and compliance with treatment recommendations.…”

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Women's Perceptions about the Etiology of Urinary Incontinence

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Wagner

Fan

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Journal of Women's Health

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Objective: Incontinent women have low rates of care seeking and treatment, some of which may be explained by their beliefs about the causes of their own urine loss. As little is known about these beliefs, our aim was to qualitatively assess what women perceive as the etiology of their urinary incontinence (UI). Methods: In a written survey on urinary symptoms administered to female HMO enrollees aged 30-90 years, incontinent women were asked the open-ended question: "Why do you think you lose urine?" Qualitative analyses of the responses identified themes, which were quantified and organized into major categories. Subjects were assigned multiple themes/categories as indicated. Relationships between major categories and subject/incontinence characteristics were explored. Results: Of the 1458 women with incontinence who completed the survey, 1192 (82%) responded to the openended question. Qualitative analyses identified 23 themes, with 5 themes cited by Ն10% of subjects: pelvic floor/bladder muscles (31%), pregnancy/childbirth (18%), age (14%), exertional triggers (12%), and waiting too long to void (10%). The 23 themes were organized into 5 major categories: pelvic floor/bladder related (53%), uncontrollable factors (23%), part of being female (21%), personal/lifestyle attributes (21%), and don't know (12%). Subjects expressed a range of 1-4 themes/categories. Major categories differed by age, and significant associations were seen between major categories and incontinence severity. Conclusions: Women attribute their UI to a number of causes, which can be condensed into workable themes and categories. By understanding women's beliefs about the etiology of incontinence, clinicians may improve their ability to educate, counsel, and treat women with incontinence.

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“…Patients presented overweight in both groups, this is a factor described on previous studies as risk to UI development (4, 12, 14-16, 22, 23,24). Multiparity and vaginal delivery, found in G1 and G2, are also considered risk factors to UI and to symptoms severity (4,8,12,14,16,22,23,25).…”

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“…Estrogen reduction compromise continence mechanism because of blood reduction flow in urethra and α-adrenergic receptors sensibility, resulting in an impairment to the urethral closure pressure. Moreover, it is common among older women irritative symptoms in result of the senility alterations as decrease of bladder capacity, loss of ability to postpone urination, greater difficulty in structural and functional alterations of urethral sphincter face to an involuntary contraction of low magnitude, sleep alteration and associated diseases (16,17,27,28). Dedicação et al (28) observed QoL impairment in women with UI between 34 and 85 years old, being those with mixed symptoms who presented worst scores.…”

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Female urinary incontinence: quality of life comparison on reproductive age and postmenopausal period

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Rett MT, Wardini EB, De Santana JM, Mendonça ACR, Alves AT, Saleme CS 72 period (G2) 61,6 (± 9,3) years were assessed. The G2 showed significantly more nocturia (p = 0,0057), urge incontinence (p = 0,0061) and enuresis (0,0021) symptoms, whereas in G1 bladder pain and voiding difficulties were more significant. KHQ domains showed statistical differences in: general health perception (G1 26,4 ± 16,8 versus G2 38,0 ± 16.2; p = 0,0019) and emotions (G1 15,1 ± 31,3 versus G2 38,9 ± 37,5; p = 0,0051 G1 26,4 ± 16,8 versus G2 38,0 ± 16,2; p = 0,0019) e emoções (G1 15,1 ± 31,3 versus G2 38,9 ± 37,5; p = 0,0051

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Urinary Incontinence: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Impact on Health Related Quality of Life in Saudi Women

Altaweel

Alharbi

2012

Neurourology and Urodynamics

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AimsThe aims of this study were to determine the prevalence, risk factors, and impact upon health related quality of life (HRQL) of urinary incontinence in Saudi women.MethodsWe performed a clinic‐based cross‐sectional survey. 6,600 women aged 20 years and older were selected. The bother of urinary incontinence symptoms was assessed using the Arabic version of the short form of Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI‐6) questionnaire. We measured the impact of urinary incontinence on HRQL using the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ‐7).ResultsThe overall prevalence of urinary incontinence in our study was 29%. The prevalence of urinary incontinence according to its type was 50% stress urinary incontinence, 28% urgency urinary incontinence, and 22% mixed urinary incontinence. Older age, obesity, large baby birth weight, high parity, caesarean delivery, vaginal delivery, and diabetes were significant risk factors. Less than 10% of the women in this study reported a significant effect of urinary incontinence on their HRQL. In our study population, 9% sought medical care.ConclusionsTwenty‐nine percent of the women in Riyadh suffered from urinary incontinence. Diabetes is the most significant factor. Urinary incontinence affects women's HRQL. Most of the women did not seek medical care. We consider our study as an important step to start the plans for early detection, and treating urinary incontinence in Saudi Arabia. Neurourol. Urodynam. 31:642–645, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Prevalence, awareness and determinants of health care-seeking behaviour for urinary incontinence in Qatari women: a neglected problem?

Cited by 67 publications

References 15 publications

Women's Perceptions about the Etiology of Urinary Incontinence

Women's Perceptions about the Etiology of Urinary Incontinence

Female urinary incontinence: quality of life comparison on reproductive age and postmenopausal period

Urinary Incontinence: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Impact on Health Related Quality of Life in Saudi Women

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