Kinn A C, Zaar A
Karolinska Hospital and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 1998;9(2):83-7. doi: 10.1007/BF01982214.
Women utilizing the free provision and home delivery of urinary incontinence pads by the Swedish health services were sent a questionnaire concerning their quality of life and pad use. Evaluable and complete replies were received from 460 of 521 women. The incontinence was chronic and moderate to severe, considerably restricting general and professional activities. Feelings of anxiety, isolation and depression were common, their prevalence rising with incontinence grade. Satisfaction with the supplied pads was generally good, with absorptive and antiodor properties most appreciated. The threatened introduction of charges for the pads was reported as a dominant anxiety. A drawback of free supply may be that, as in 24% of the present series, women primarily use the pads as a solution to the problem of incontinence, without a doctor's intervention and before a trial of continence-promoting or curative measures.
瑞典医疗服务机构为使用免费提供并送货上门的尿失禁护理垫的女性发送了一份关于她们生活质量和护理垫使用情况的调查问卷。在521名女性中，收到了460份可评估且完整的回复。尿失禁为慢性，程度为中度至重度，严重限制了日常和职业活动。焦虑、孤立和抑郁情绪很常见，其患病率随尿失禁等级升高而增加。对所提供护理垫的满意度总体良好，其中吸收性和防异味性能最受赞赏。据报告，护理垫即将开始收费这一情况是主要的焦虑来源。免费供应的一个缺点可能是，正如本系列中24%的情况那样，女性主要将护理垫作为尿失禁问题的解决方案，未经医生干预，也未尝试促进控尿或治疗措施。
