Tomoe Hikaru, Sekiguchi Yuki, Horiguchi Masako, Toma Hiroshi
Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Daini Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Int J Urol. 2005 Jul;12(7):621-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01095.x.
Urinary incontinence is a well-known bothersome symptom in women, which may cause physical and psychological problems. We conducted a questionnaire survey on female urinary incontinence to investigate the disease's impact on the quality of life (QoL), the reasons women don't seek medical attention and the information they wished to obtain.
From March to October 2002, a member of the Professional Women's Coalition for Sexuality and Health distributed a questionnaire about urinary frequency and urinary incontinence to women who were attending the lectures hosted by the group.
We analysed 262 questionnaires: 158 people belonged to the Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) Group, 36 to the Overactive Bladder (OAB) Group, 22 to the Urinary Frequency (UF) Group and 18 to the Normal Group. 'Going out' was most influenced in all three groups with symptoms in their daily life. Compared with the Normal or SUI Group, the QoL in those belonging to the OAB and UF Groups was more deteriorated. The medical institution check-up rate in the SUI Group was the lowest at 7.1%, bringing down the overall consultation rate to 13.5%. More than 70% of respondents who didn't have a check-up said that they did not think it was a problem serious enough to require consultation.
Urinary incontinence and frequency impairs women's QoL. It is important to provide information on these diseases and to provide medical treatments that cater to the needs of individual patients.
尿失禁是女性中一种广为人知的困扰症状，可能会导致身体和心理问题。我们针对女性尿失禁进行了一项问卷调查，以调查该疾病对生活质量（QoL）的影响、女性不寻求医疗关注的原因以及她们希望获取的信息。
2002年3月至10月，性与健康职业女性联盟的一名成员向参加该组织举办讲座的女性发放了一份关于尿频和尿失禁的问卷。
我们分析了262份问卷：158人属于压力性尿失禁（SUI）组，36人属于膀胱过度活动症（OAB）组，22人属于尿频（UF）组，18人属于正常组。在日常生活中出现症状的所有三组中，“外出”受到的影响最大。与正常组或SUI组相比，OAB组和UF组女性的生活质量下降得更多。SUI组的医疗机构检查率最低，为7.1%，使得总体咨询率降至13.5%。超过70%未进行检查的受访者表示，他们认为这不是一个严重到需要咨询的问题。
尿失禁和尿频会损害女性的生活质量。提供有关这些疾病的信息并提供满足个体患者需求的医疗治疗非常重要。
