Short forms to assess Quality of Life Among elderly Women considering Stress Urinary Incontinence management with obesity co-morbidity.

Abstract

Aim: The intention is to make clear the detrimental clinical effects of obesity on older women's stress urine incontinence and quality of life.

Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study included 150 women, 60 years of age or older, who were receiving treatment at the university hospitals in Alhussine, Alzahraa, Ain Shams, Assiut (Alazhar university), Damietta (Alazhar university),ZAGAZIG, HELWAN, Misr University for Science and Technology, Menoufia and Benha for urodynamic stress urine incontinence. Patients were categorised based on their body mass index (BMI), and appointments were made for the Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire and the Incontinence Severity Index.

Results: The participants' mean ages were 64.1 ± 2.3 years for group I and 64.3 ± 2.1 years for group II, respectively. The mean (±SD) BMI in group I was 34.8 ± 3.4, whereas the mean (±SD) BMI in group II was 22.6 ± 2.4. There was no discernible difference between the two groups' mean gravidity or parity or prior delivery modes. In particular, obese women reported higher levels of symptom discomfort, had an increased incidence of incontinence episodes, and had a stronger impact on quality of life due to specific symptoms. Group II had a higher prevalence of mild symptoms, whereas group I had a higher prevalence of intermediate symptoms. Also, group I had a higher distribution of severe symptoms.

Conclusion: Obesity reduces older women's quality of life ratings and influences the severity of urodynamic stress incontinence.