The Correlation Between Comfort Level and Quality of Life in Female Patients With Urinary Incontinence
dc.contributor.author | Gulnar, Emel | |
dc.contributor.author | Yuvanc, Ercan | |
dc.contributor.author | Caliskan, Nurcan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-21T16:44:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-01-21T16:44:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.department | Kırıkkale Üniversitesi | |
dc.description.abstract | PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to develop a model to determine the correlation between comfort level and quality of life in women with UI.DESIGN:Cross-sectional, descriptive correlational research design with causal modeling.SUBJECTS AND SETTING:The study was conducted in the urology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The sample comprised 233 women admitted to the outpatient clinic between December 2017 and May 2018. Participants had a mean age of 52.5 (SD = 13.9) years.METHODS:Data were collected using a researcher-designed Descriptive Characteristics Form, the Incontinence Quality of Life (I-QOL) form, the Urinary Incontinence and Frequency Comfort Questionnaire (UIFCQ), and the Short Form-36 (SF-36). Multivariate correlations were analyzed using structural equation modeling; an AMOS covariance-based structural equation model was developed.RESULTS:The correlational pathway between I-QOL, UIFCQ, and SF-36 was statistically significant. As a result of the confirmed model, I-QOL scores were moderately correlated with SF-36 scores (r = .65, P = .001) and highly correlated with UIFCQ scores (r = .76, P = .001). Mean UIFCQ scores were moderately correlated with SF-36 scores (r = .66, P = .001). The structural equation modeling resulted in a model with a good fit.CONCLUSIONS:The higher the comfort level, the higher the UI-specific and health-related quality of life. Risk factors related to UI should be monitored, and necessary training and counseling should be provided to eliminate this common problem. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors would like to thank all the women who participated in the study. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/WON.0000000000001094 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 329 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1071-5754 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1528-3976 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85199391690 | |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q1 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 324 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1097/WON.0000000000001094 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/25555 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 51 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:001274042300009 | |
dc.identifier.wosquality | N/A | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing | |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
dc.snmz | KA_20241229 | |
dc.subject | Comfort; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence | |
dc.title | The Correlation Between Comfort Level and Quality of Life in Female Patients With Urinary Incontinence | |
dc.type | Article |