Akan Nazife, Sancar Behire
Nazife Akan, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Toros University, 45 Evler Campus, Mersin, Turkey.
Behire Sancar, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Toros University, 45 Evler Campus, Mersin, Turkey.
Pak J Med Sci. 2024 Aug;40(7):1448-1453. doi: 10.12669/pjms.40.7.8134.
Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine or the inability to control urination. The International Continence Society defines UI as any complaint of involuntary loss of urine. UI is a very important health problem that affects women's quality of life. It can lead to a decrease in women's self-confidence and prevent them from participating in social activities. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of UI in women living in Turkey, the factors affecting it, and women's attitudes toward UI.
This descriptive and cross-sectional study included 903 women who applied to 17 family health centers in Mersin, Turkey, between May 10 to June 10 2019 for any reason. The data of the study were obtained using the descriptive information form and the Urinary Incontinence Attitude Scale (UIAS). Data analysis was performed with SPSS-21 using percentiles, mean±standard deviation, and Pearson chi-square tests.
According to the results obtained, 28.9% of the women had UI problems, more than half (54.6%) of the women with UI did not present to a health institution for this problem, and 54.8% did not receive any treatment. In addition, the frequency of experiencing UI was higher in those with a chronic disease (59.2%) than in those without any chronic disease, and the difference was significant.
The demographic and fertility characteristics of the women influenced the frequency of experiencing UI. In addition, among the women participating in the study, those with negative attitudes toward UI experienced more UI problems. There should be greater efforts to raise awareness among women on this subject.
尿失禁（UI）是指尿液不自主流失或无法控制排尿。国际尿控协会将尿失禁定义为任何关于尿液不自主流失的主诉。尿失禁是一个非常重要的健康问题，会影响女性的生活质量。它会导致女性自信心下降，并使她们无法参与社交活动。本研究旨在调查居住在土耳其的女性中尿失禁的患病率、影响因素以及女性对尿失禁的态度。
这项描述性横断面研究纳入了903名于2019年5月10日至6月10日期间因任何原因前往土耳其梅尔辛17家家庭健康中心就诊的女性。研究数据通过描述性信息表和尿失禁态度量表（UIAS）获取。使用SPSS - 21进行数据分析，采用百分位数、均值±标准差和Pearson卡方检验。
根据所得结果，28.9%的女性存在尿失禁问题，超过一半（54.6%）有尿失禁问题的女性未因该问题前往医疗机构就诊，54.8%未接受任何治疗。此外，患有慢性病的女性经历尿失禁的频率（59.2%）高于无任何慢性病的女性，差异具有统计学意义。
女性的人口统计学和生育特征影响了尿失禁的发生频率。此外，在参与研究的女性中，对尿失禁持消极态度的女性经历的尿失禁问题更多。应加大力度提高女性对这一问题的认识。
