Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is the debilitating condition with impact on physical and psychological
aspect of life with consequent effect on the quality of life (QoL). Aim of the study was to determine the effect of urinary
incontinence (UI) on quality of life and self esteem of postmenopausal women. A descriptive design was adopted to fulfil the
aim of this study. The study was conducted at obstetric & gynaecological outpatient clinic and Urological outpatient clinic at
Benha University Hospital. A purposive sample of 75 postmenopausal women who had complain of UI attending
gynaecological outpatient clinic and Urological outpatient clinic. Data were collected through three main tools Structured
interviewing questionnaire sheet, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale and Incontinence-related quality of life (I-QOL). The study
Results showed that there were positive statistically significant correlation between total self esteem and total Incontinence-
Related Quality of Life. Also there is no significant relation between Incontinence-Related Quality of Life and items of sociodemographic
characteristics (age, occupation, and source of income). While there were significant relation between
Incontinence-related quality of life and (marital status, and educational level). Based on the result of this study it was
concluded that UI symptoms directly affect HRQoL, which subsequently impacts negatively on self steam .The present study
Recommended that continuous assessment for all QOL domains for incontinent women should be a part of the nursing care.
Further research is required to improve our understanding of psychological and economic impact of this condition. |
