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Scope: Stress incontinence occurs in women aged 20 to 30%. Transobturator tape (TOT) surgery is the most commonly used surgical method in the treatment of stress incontinence. The aim of our study is to evaluate the quality of life of patients who are applied to the TOT surgical procedure due to stress incontinence. Method: In our study, 40 patients were involved due to stress incontinence at the Law Sultan Suleyman Education Research Hospital in Beylikdüzü Campus. For life quality assessment, the short-form health survey (SF-36) form was applied to patients 6 months before and after the operation. SF-36’s eight parameters and the mental component summary (MCS) and the physical component summary (PCS) scores were calculated. The statistical analysis applied the Student t test and the Wilcoxon test. Results: Eight parameters in the SF-36 form were studied statistically separately. Physical function, physical role difficulties, social function, emotional role difficulties, a serious increase in the parameters of general health perception was observed and statistically meaningful (p<0,01). There is no statistically meaningful difference in pain, energy vitality and mental health parameters. Mental component summary (MCS) and physical component summary (PCS) parameters have also statically significant differences (p<0,01). The result: SF-36 life quality assessment test results show an increase in the majority of life quality parameters in patients who undergo TOT surgery due to stress incontinence. According to our findings, the SF-36 test is a reliable assessment test in patients undergoing TOT surgery.

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