Urinary Incontinence in Pregnant Women: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Its Effects on Health-Related Quality of Life

• Published in: Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing Vol. 43; no. 5; p. 511
• Main Authors: Kok, Gulsah, Seven, Memnun, Guvenc, Gulten, Akyuz, Aygul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Ambulatory Care Facilities - organization & administration; Ambulatory Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Quality of Life - psychology; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Turkey - epidemiology; Urinary Incontinence - complications; Urinary Incontinence - epidemiology; Urinary Incontinence - psychology
• ISSN: 1528-3976
• DOI: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000262

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for urinary incontinence (UI) during pregnancy and to evaluate its effect on health-related quality of life. Descriptive, cross-sectional study. The sample of the study comprised 287 pregnant women attending an outpatient...