Depresión y ansiedad en las mujeres con incontinencia urinaria; valorando su calidad de vida

IF 1.1 Q4 NURSING

Enfermeria Clinica Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-05 DOI:10.1016/j.enfcli.2025.502326

Marina Gómez de Quero Córdoba , Elena Arroyo-Bello , Jenifer Malumbres-Talavera , Judit Vives-Espelta , Roser Cuesta-Martínez , Rosa Raventós-Torner

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Abstract

Introduction

Incontinence is often surrounded by stigmas and myths and requires a comprehensive understanding that integrates biological, psychological and social dimensions. The objective was analysing the relationship between the level of anxiety and depression with the quality of life of women with urinary incontinence

Methods

Using a correlational descriptive, cross-sectional survey, 200 women suffering from urinary incontinence were interviewed in a urology nursing practice of a hospital in the community of Madrid to assess their knowledge, beliefs, myths and sources of information about incontinence. The level of anxiety, depression and quality of life were assessed. Descriptive analyses of frequencies and percentages, comparisons of means between groups by means of significance tests, and correlations between quantitative variables using Spearman's coefficient were performed.

Results

The results revealed a significant gap in education regarding incontinence, with 79.33% of participants expressing a need for more complete information. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between anxiety and depression levels and mental quality of life in women with urinary incontinence (Rho = −0.568; P<.001), indicating that higher levels of anxiety and depression are associated with worse mental quality of life outcomes.

Conclusion

Women with incontinence reported higher emotional distress, possibly related to shame and the fear of experiencing episodes in social or work situations. Therefore, anxiety and depression should be viewed as central aspects of the patient's experience.

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尿失禁妇女的抑郁和焦虑；重视他的生活质量

尿失禁常常被污名和神话所包围，需要综合生物、心理和社会层面的全面理解。目的是分析焦虑和抑郁水平与尿失禁妇女生活质量之间的关系。方法采用相关描述性横断面调查，在马德里社区一家医院的泌尿科护理实践中采访了200名尿失禁妇女，以评估她们对尿失禁的知识、信念、神话和信息来源。评估焦虑、抑郁水平和生活质量。对频率和百分比进行描述性分析，通过显著性检验对组间均值进行比较，并使用Spearman系数对定量变量进行相关性分析。结果结果显示，对尿失禁的教育存在明显差距，79.33%的参与者表示需要更完整的信息。尿失禁患者的焦虑和抑郁水平与精神生活质量呈显著负相关（Rho = - 0.568; P<.001），表明焦虑和抑郁水平越高，精神生活质量越差。结论失禁女性的情绪困扰程度较高，可能与羞耻感和对在社交或工作环境中经历失禁事件的恐惧有关。因此，焦虑和抑郁应被视为患者经历的中心方面。

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Enfermeria Clinica NURSING-

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期刊介绍： Enfermería Clínica is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that is a useful and necessary tool for nursing professionals from the different areas of nursing (healthcare, administration, education and research) as well as for healthcare professionals involved in caring for persons, families and the community. It is the only Spanish nursing journal that mainly publishes original research. The aim of the Journal is to promote increased knowledge through the publication of original research and other studies that may help nursing professionals improve their daily practice. This objective is pursued throughout the different sections that comprise the Journal: Original Articles and Short Original Articles, Special Articles, Patient Care and Letters to the Editor. There is also an Evidence-Based Nursing section that includes comments about original articles of special interest written by experts.