Factors Affecting Urinary Incontinence Awareness And Attitude In Menopausal Women

Kerime Derya Beydağ

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Factors Affecting Urinary Incontinence Awareness And Attitude In Menopausal Women

Yazarlar:

Kerime Derya Beydağ

Yayıncı:

Gumushane University

Ana Başlıklar:

Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Dergi:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.204-213

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342953

pISSN:

2146-9954

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 This research was conducted to determine the awareness, attitude, and influencing factors of urinary incontinence in women during the menopausal period. The descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out between 21 August- 21 November 2023 with 209 women in the menopausal period who applied to the gynecology and obstetrics as well as urology clinics of an Education and Research Hospital on the European side of Istanbul. Research data were obtained with the Introductory Information Form and the Urinary Incontinence Awareness and Attitude Scale. 29.2 of women stated that they experienced urinary incontinence, 32.1 considered urinary incontinence as an embarrassing condition, and 53.6 performed Kegel exercises to prevent urinary incontinence. The sub-dimension scores of the scale for the participating women were found as follows: the sub-dimension score of factors hindering acceptance as a health problem was 28.7810.29; the sub-dimension score of health motivation was 9.083.03; the sub-dimension score of coping with urinary incontinence was 13.333.75; the sub-dimension score of restriction was 9.433.20, and the sub-dimension score of fear of urinary incontinence was 9.693.96.Statistically significant differences were found between presence of obesity, presence of chronic cough, presence of urinary incontinence, Kegel exercise status, frequent urinary tract infection, presence of a person with urinary incontinence in the family, thinking that urinary incontinence is embarrassing, and urinary incontinence during coughingsneezing with all sub-dimension mean scores p0.05. According to the findings obtained from the research, urinary incontinence is present in approximately one-third of women in the menopausal period, and various sociodemographic, personal, obstetric, and gynecological factors affect the frequency of incontinence. Descriptive and preventive measures should be taken for women with urinary incontinence to benefit better from treatment services.

 This research was conducted to determine the awareness, attitude, and influencing factors of urinary incontinence in women during the menopausal period. The descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out between 21 August- 21 November 2023 with 209 women in the menopausal period who applied to the gynecology and obstetrics as well as urology clinics of an Education and Research Hospital on the European side of Istanbul. Research data were obtained with the Introductory Information Form and the Urinary Incontinence Awareness and Attitude Scale. 29.2 of women stated that they experienced urinary incontinence, 32.1 considered urinary incontinence as an embarrassing condition, and 53.6 performed Kegel exercises to prevent urinary incontinence. The sub-dimension scores of the scale for the participating women were found as follows: the sub-dimension score of factors hindering acceptance as a health problem was 28.7810.29; the sub-dimension score of health motivation was 9.083.03; the sub-dimension score of coping with urinary incontinence was 13.333.75; the sub-dimension score of restriction was 9.433.20, and the sub-dimension score of fear of urinary incontinence was 9.693.96.Statistically significant differences were found between presence of obesity, presence of chronic cough, presence of urinary incontinence, Kegel exercise status, frequent urinary tract infection, presence of a person with urinary incontinence in the family, thinking that urinary incontinence is embarrassing, and urinary incontinence during coughingsneezing with all sub-dimension mean scores p0.05. According to the findings obtained from the research, urinary incontinence is present in approximately one-third of women in the menopausal period, and various sociodemographic, personal, obstetric, and gynecological factors affect the frequency of incontinence. Descriptive and preventive measures should be taken for women with urinary incontinence to benefit better from treatment services.

 This research was conducted to determine the awareness, attitude, and influencing factors of urinary incontinence in women during the menopausal period. The descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out between 21 August- 21 November 2023 with 209 women in the menopausal period who applied to the gynecology and obstetrics as well as urology clinics of an Education and Research Hospital on the European side of Istanbul. Research data were obtained with the Introductory Information Form and the Urinary Incontinence Awareness and Attitude Scale. 29.2 of women stated that they experienced urinary incontinence, 32.1 considered urinary incontinence as an embarrassing condition, and 53.6 performed Kegel exercises to prevent urinary incontinence. The sub-dimension scores of the scale for the participating women were found as follows: the sub-dimension score of factors hindering acceptance as a health problem was 28.7810.29; the sub-dimension score of health motivation was 9.083.03; the sub-dimension score of coping with urinary incontinence was 13.333.75; the sub-dimension score of restriction was 9.433.20, and the sub-dimension score of fear of urinary incontinence was 9.693.96.Statistically significant differences were found between presence of obesity, presence of chronic cough, presence of urinary incontinence, Kegel exercise status, frequent urinary tract infection, presence of a person with urinary incontinence in the family, thinking that urinary incontinence is embarrassing, and urinary incontinence during coughingsneezing with all sub-dimension mean scores p0.05. According to the findings obtained from the research, urinary incontinence is present in approximately one-third of women in the menopausal period, and various sociodemographic, personal, obstetric, and gynecological factors affect the frequency of incontinence. Descriptive and preventive measures should be taken for women with urinary incontinence to benefit better from treatment services.

 Bu araştırma, menopoz dönemindeki kadınların üriner inkontinans farkındalık ve tutumunu etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki araştırma, 21 Ağustos- 21 Kasım 2023 tarihleri arasında, İstanbul ili Avrupa yakasındaki bir Eğitim Araştırma hastanesinin kadın hastalıkları ve doğum ile üroloji polikliniklerine başvuran 209 menopozal dönemdeki kadın ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma verileri, Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve Üriner İnkontinans Farkındalık ve Tutum Ölçeği ile elde edilmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan kadınların 29,2si idrar kaçırma sorunu yaşadığını, 32,1i idrar kaçırmanın utanç verici bir durum olduğunu ve 53,6sı idrar kaçırma sorununu önlemek için kegel egzersizi yaptığını ifade etmiştir. Kadınların ölçek alt boyutlarından sağlık sorunu olarak kabulünü engelleyen faktörler alt boyut puan ortalaması 28,7810,29; sağlık motivasyonu alt boyut puan ortalaması 9,083,03; üriner ınkontinansla başetme alt boyut puan ortalaması 13,333,75; kısıtlanma alt boyut puan ortalaması 9,433,20 ve idrar kaçırma korkusu alt boyut puan ortalaması 9,693,96 olarak bulunmuştur. Araştırma kapsamındaki kadınların obezite varlığı, kronik öksürük varlığı, idrar kaçırma varlığı, kegel egzersizi yapma durumu, sık sık idrar yolu enfeksiyonu geçirme durumu, ailede idrar kaçırma sorunu yaşayan kişi varlığı, idrar kaçırmanın utanç olduğunu düşünme ve öksürürkenhapşırırken idrar kaçırma durumu ile tüm alt boyut puan ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık saptanmıştır p0,05. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre menopoz dönemindeki kadınların yaklaşık üçte birinde üriner inkontinans olup çeşitli sosyodemografik, kişisel, obstetrik ve jinekolojik faktörler inkontinans görülme sıklığını etkilemektedir. Üriner inkontinansı olan kadınların tedavi hizmetlerinden daha iyi yararlanabilmesi için tanımlayıcı ve tedavi edici gerekli önlemler alınmalıdır.

Makale detayları

Factors Affecting Urinary Incontinence Awareness And Attitude In Menopausal Women

Yazarlar:

Kerime Derya Beydağ

Yayıncı:

Gumushane University

Ana Başlıklar:

Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Dergi:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.204-213

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342953

pISSN:

2146-9954

Menopausa

Incontinence

Awareness

AttitudeMenapoz

İnkontinans

Farkındalık

Tutum.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Kerime Derya Beydağ

Yayıncı: Gumushane University

Ana Başlıklar: Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Dergi: Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.204-213

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001342953

pISSN: 2146-9954

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Kerime Derya Beydağ

Yayıncı:

Gumushane University

Ana Başlıklar:

Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Dergi:

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.204-213

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342953

pISSN:

2146-9954