Göral Türkcü Sinem, Kukulu Kamile
Pamukkale University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Denizli, Turkey.
Akdeniz University, Nursing Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Antalya, Turkey.
Psychogeriatrics. 2017 Nov;17(6):446-452. doi: 10.1111/psyg.12271. Epub 2017 Jun 6.
This study was conducted to determine the effect of urinary incontinence (UI) on the quality of life of women living in nursing homes in the Mediterranean region of Turkey.
The study was conducted on 95 women living in nursing homes in the Mediterranean region. Data were collected from a questionnaire on sociodemographic characteristics, the Urinary Incontinence Quality of Life Scale, the Index of Activities of Daily Living, and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form.
The quality of life of women who did not consider UI a health problem was significantly higher than that of those who considered otherwise. Mixed UI was the most common UI type among the women living in nursing homes, with a rate of 31.7%. According to the overall mean scores on the Urinary Incontinence Quality of Life Scale, quality of life was the most affected among women who had nocturnal incontinence. Quality of life was affected from most to least by the mixed type, stress type, and urge type of incontinence.
Early diagnosis and treatment of UI could be improved if health professionals, who have a unique role in changing the perception of society, offered training to women experiencing incontinence. Identifying this problem and determining and preventing the risk factors are important for enhancing women's quality of life.
本研究旨在确定尿失禁（UI）对生活在土耳其地中海地区养老院中女性生活质量的影响。
对生活在地中海地区养老院的95名女性进行了研究。通过一份关于社会人口学特征、尿失禁生活质量量表、日常生活活动指数和国际尿失禁咨询问卷简表的问卷收集数据。
不认为尿失禁是健康问题的女性的生活质量显著高于认为尿失禁是健康问题的女性。混合性尿失禁是生活在养老院中的女性中最常见的尿失禁类型，发生率为31.7%。根据尿失禁生活质量量表的总体平均得分，夜间尿失禁的女性生活质量受影响最大。生活质量受混合性、压力性和急迫性尿失禁影响程度从高到低。
如果在改变社会观念方面发挥独特作用的卫生专业人员为尿失禁女性提供培训，尿失禁的早期诊断和治疗可能会得到改善。识别这个问题并确定和预防风险因素对于提高女性生活质量很重要。
