Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 8 Issue 4
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- Pages.529-537
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- 2002
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
Overactive Bladder and Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: Prevalence and Effects on Daily Life and Sexual Activity
성인 여성의 과민성방광 증후군과 요실금의 실태조사
- Kim, Jeung-Im (Dept. of Women's Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Soonchunhyang University) ;
- Kim, Young-Ho (Dept. of Urology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital) ;
- Ahn, Hyun-Cheol (Dept. of Preventive Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital)
- Published : 2002.12.20
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence, relative factor and the effects that overactive bladder or urinary incontinence have on women's lives. Data was gathered through an internet survey. The subjects included 3,372 women ranging from 20 years old to 49 years of age. The questionnaire included general characteristics (age, parity, family history, and history of UTI), overactive bladder symptoms (urgency, frequency, nocturia, urgent incontinence), urinary incontinence, discomfort in ADL and sexual activity. The data was analyzed by the SPSS/PC+ program using frequency,