Abstract:

Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common health problem, affects people psychologically. Objective: This descriptive and cross sectional study was planned and performed risk factors in women with urinary incontinence and it’s determine the effect on quality of life. Method: This study; 200 UI with women who admitted to obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic of a hospital in western of Turkey were included. The ethical committee was approved before the study and oral and written consents were received after explaining the purpose of the study. In collecting data, patient sociodemographic data form, urogenital distress inventory (UDI-6) incontinence impact questionnaire (IIQ-7), and incontinence quality of life questionnaire (I-QOL) were used. The analyses of the data were obtained by using descriptive statistical, student t test, ANOVA and correlation in SPSS 15.0. Results: Mean ages of participants were 54.17±15.34 years. Participants' mean scores on the scales; I-QOL 57.80±25.97, UDI-6 48.44±18.73, and IIQ-7 was 28.14±27.59. Age, menopause and applied to the incision at birth with mean score of all the scales and subscales were found statistically significant difference (p<0.05). Subscales of UDI-6 and IIQ-7 positive correlation and subscales of I-QOL negative correlation were found (p<0.01). Conclusion: Urinary incontinence is a serious health problem which causes deterioration of quality of life in women. Women’s quality of life was the middle level and the age, menopause and applied to the incision at birth were determined as significant risk factors for UI. To reduce this common problem should be followed closely the risk factors and appropriate counseling training

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