The Correlation Between Comfort Level and Quality of Life in Female Patients With Urinary Incontinence

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dc.contributor.authorGulnar, Emel
dc.contributor.authorYuvanc, Ercan
dc.contributor.authorCaliskan, Nurcan
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:44:56Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:44:56Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: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.sponsorshipThe authors would like to thank all the women who participated in the study.
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/WON.0000000000001094
dc.identifier.endpage329
dc.identifier.issn1071-5754
dc.identifier.issn1528-3976
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85199391690
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage324
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/WON.0000000000001094
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/25555
dc.identifier.volume51
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001274042300009
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectComfort; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence
dc.titleThe Correlation Between Comfort Level and Quality of Life in Female Patients With Urinary Incontinence
dc.typeArticle

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