Bilgic Dilek, Kizilkaya Beji Nezihe, Ozbas Ayfer, Cavdar Ikbal, Aslan Ergul, Yalcin Onay
Department of Midwifery, Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Health Science, Sivas, Turkey.
Biruni University Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey.
Low Urin Tract Symptoms. 2017 Sep;9(3):134-141. doi: 10.1111/luts.12120. Epub 2015 Dec 1.
To describe the coping strategies and help-seeking behaviors of women and men with urinary incontinence (UI).
In cross-sectional study, 156 women and 106 men Turkish with UI were interviewed using a questionnaire covering 29 questions.
It was determined that 50.6% of women and 34.0% of men seek help in first for treatment of UI. Forty eight percent of men consulted a physician in the first 6 months after the UI occurred, 44.9% of women consulted a physician 2-5 years later after the UI occurred. Coping behaviors of both groups for management of the UI were as follows: keeping feet warm, performing hot application to perineum, reducing the amount of daily drinking water, using pad, cloth pads, restricting physical activity, refraining from social life and praying etc.
While women mostly do not prefer to seek medical advice for UI, men tend to go to doctors more often than women. Except for treatment seeking behaviors, both men and women are practicing coping methods for the management of UI such as going frequently to the toilet, keeping feet warm, hot application to perineum etc.
描述尿失禁（UI）患者中女性和男性的应对策略及求助行为。
在一项横断面研究中，采用包含29个问题的问卷对156名患有尿失禁的土耳其女性和106名患有尿失禁的土耳其男性进行了访谈。
确定50.6%的女性和34.0%的男性首次寻求尿失禁治疗帮助。48%的男性在尿失禁发生后的前6个月咨询了医生，44.9%的女性在尿失禁发生2至5年后咨询了医生。两组用于应对尿失禁的行为如下：保持脚部温暖、对会阴部进行热敷、减少每日饮水量、使用尿垫、布垫、限制体力活动、避免社交生活以及祈祷等。
虽然女性大多不倾向于因尿失禁寻求医疗建议，但男性比女性更常去看医生。除了寻求治疗行为外，男性和女性都在采用应对尿失禁的方法，如频繁上厕所、保持脚部温暖、对会阴部进行热敷等。
