Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Emotional Care on Patients with Urinary Incontinence after Transurethral Resection of the Prostate.

Objective: This study aims to explore the effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) emotional care on improving the urinary incontinence symptoms and quality of life of patients after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included urinary incontinence patients who underwent TURP at our hospital from June 2021 to August 2023. The patients were divided into an observation group (receiving TCM emotional care) and a control group (receiving conventional care). Urinary incontinence symptoms, quality of life and psychological status were assessed using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF), the Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire (I-QOL), the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) and the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA). Differences between the two groups were analysed using t-tests and repeated measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

Results: A total of 119 patients with post-TURP urinary incontinence were included in this study. In the observation group, the ICIQ-SF score decreased significantly (p < 0.001), whilst the control group also demonstrated improvement (p < 0.001). The I-QOL score in the observation group increased significantly (p < 0.001) compared with the control group (p < 0.001). For psychological health, the HAMD score improved in the observation group (p = 0.012), whilst the control group showed less improvement (p = 0.012). The HAMA score decreased significantly in the observation group (p = 0.029) compared with in the control group (p = 0.029).

Conclusions: TCM emotional care significantly improves outcomes in patients with post-TURP urinary incontinence. It effectively reduces the severity of urinary incontinence, enhances quality of life and alleviates depressive and anxious symptoms.