Alshehri Mohammed, Almajed Ebtesam, Alqntash Norah, AlDejain Badriyah Abdulaziz, AlQurashi Noura Nawar, Alamri Nojoud, AbdelRaheem Ali
Department of Urology, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Clinical Science Department, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2025 Jul 2;61(7):1208. doi: 10.3390/medicina61071208.
: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a prevalent condition that significantly affects quality of life but remains underreported. Understanding the factors that influence patients' decisions to seek medical consultation is essential for improving care-seeking behavior and ensuring timely intervention. This study aimed to identify the facilitators of seeking medical consultation among individuals with UI in a Saudi secondary care setting. : A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2024 to April 2025 among adult patients with UI attending urology and urogynecology outpatient clinics at a single tertiary center. Participants completed a structured, self-administered questionnaire that comprised sociodemographic data, the ICIQ-UI SF, and 33 potential motivators for seeking care, categorized into six domains. : A total of 241 participants were included in the study. The 33-item scale demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.945). The most influential domains were daily and physical impact, followed by emotional and psychological factors. Top facilitators included interference with prayers (66.8%), use of pads (62.2%), social limitations (63.9%), frequent clothing changes (64.7%), and fear of worsening symptoms (63.5%). Cultural factors, such as access to same-sex specialists (52.2%), were also prominent. Logistic regression identified age, marital status, and motivators from several domains as significant predictors. Key independent predictors included prayer interference, leakage frequency, and gender-concordant care. : Help-seeking for UI is influenced by physical, emotional, social, and cultural factors. Enhancing patient education, addressing sociocultural sensitivities, and promoting physician-led discussions foster earlier care-seeking and improve health outcomes in populations with traditionally low treatment uptake.
尿失禁(UI)是一种普遍存在的疾病,严重影响生活质量,但报告率仍然较低。了解影响患者寻求医疗咨询的因素对于改善就医行为和确保及时干预至关重要。本研究旨在确定沙特二级医疗环境中尿失禁患者寻求医疗咨询的促进因素。:2024年12月至2025年4月,在一个单一的三级中心对泌尿外科和妇科门诊就诊的成年尿失禁患者进行了一项横断面研究。参与者完成了一份结构化的自填问卷,该问卷包括社会人口统计学数据、ICIQ-UI SF以及33个寻求治疗的潜在动机,分为六个领域。:共有241名参与者纳入研究。33项量表显示出极好的内部一致性(Cronbach's α = 0.945)。最有影响力的领域是日常和身体影响,其次是情感和心理因素。主要促进因素包括干扰祈祷(66.8%)、使用护垫(62.2%)、社交限制(63.9%)、频繁更换衣物(64.7%)以及担心症状恶化(63.5%)。文化因素,如同性专科医生的可及性(52.2%)也很突出。逻辑回归确定年龄、婚姻状况以及多个领域的动机为显著预测因素。关键的独立预测因素包括祈祷干扰、漏尿频率以及性别匹配的护理。:寻求尿失禁治疗受到身体、情感、社会和文化因素的影响。加强患者教育、解决社会文化敏感性问题以及促进医生主导的讨论有助于促进更早寻求治疗,并改善传统上治疗接受率较低人群的健康结果。