Comparison of sensation-related voiding patterns between continent and incontinent women: a study with a 3-day sensation-related bladder diary (SR-BD).

AIM

To describe and compare voiding patterns on a 3-day sensation-related bladder diary (SR-BD) in women with urinary incontinence (UI) and healthy volunteers.

METHODS

A total of 251 women (224 incontinent patients and 27 healthy volunteers) who recorded a 3-day SR-BD and underwent standard cystometry participated in the study. Parameters from the 3-day SR-BD were compared between incontinent patients and healthy volunteers.

RESULTS

Compared to continent women, all groups of incontinent women noted a significantly higher 24 hr voiding frequency, a greater voiding frequency per liter diuresis, a smaller mean voided volume for different degrees of bladder sensation with more voids made with higher intensity of desire to void. The smallest mean voided volumes for different degrees of desire to void and the highest voiding frequency per liter diuresis were observed in the urge incontinence group.

CONCLUSIONS

There were different sensation-related voiding patterns on the 3-day SR-BD from incontinent women and healthy volunteers. All incontinence groups had increased bladder sensation compared to healthy volunteers. The most severe increase of bladder sensation was observed in the patients with urgency incontinence.