Gulnar, EmelYuvanc, ErcanCaliskan, Nurcan2025-01-212025-01-2120241071-57541528-3976https://doi.org/10.1097/WON.0000000000001094https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/25555PURPOSE: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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessComfort; Quality of life; Urinary incontinenceArticle51432432910.1097/WON.00000000000010942-s2.0-85199391690Q1WOS:001274042300009N/A