Kontakt 2019, 21(1):44-49 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2019.006

An evaluation of the quality of life and sexual status functions of females with urinary incontinenceNursing - Original article

Funda Çetinkaya1,*, Neziha Karabulut2, Sevinç Köse Tuncer3
1 Aksaray University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgical Nursing, Aksaray, Turkey
2 Atatürk University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Surgical Nursing, Erzurum, Turkey
3 Erzincan University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing, Erzincan, Turkey

Objectives: This research was carried out as a descriptive study in order to determine the quality of life and sexual status functions of women with urinary incontinence (UI) in Turkey.

Materials and methods: The study was conducted with 92 women who were admitted with a urinary incontinence complaint to the urology policlinic of a state hospital. The data was collected by the researcher using the Introductory Information Form, Wagner's Quality of Life Scale (QOL) and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Analysis of the data was performed using percentage, mean, Kruskal-Wallis and MW-U test.

Results: The mean score of women on Wagner's QOL scale was 41.69 ± 22.97, and the Female Sexual Function Index total score average was 50.26 ± 11.37. In this study of women, a significant statistical difference was found between Wagner's QOL scale point average and the age, education level, and place of residence (p < 0.05). The women's mean score on the FSFI scale was 50.26 ± 11.37.

Conclusions: The results of the study show that urinary incontinence negatively affects the quality of life and sexual function of females.

Keywords: Life quality; Sexuality; Urinary incontinence; Women

Received: May 25, 2018; Accepted: December 18, 2018; Prepublished online: March 1, 2019; Published: March 27, 2019  Show citation

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