Anxiety and depression symptoms' severity among women with stress urinary incontinence
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2015-04-24 |
Background: The prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in women varies from 25-45% while ranges of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) reaches up to 78% of women with UI. SUI has a significant impact on the physical, psychological and socio-economic aspects. It could cause the appearance of frustration, anxiety and depression symptoms. The aim of the study is to evaluate severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms among women with symptoms of SUI in comparison to healthy controls. Methods: 150 women over 35 years with diagnosis of SUI befoore surgical treatment and 150 healthy controls (those who came for prophylatic inspection to a family physician and had no specific complaints about urinary incontinence) were interviewed by using the self-administered questionnaire containing socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of UI, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) for evaluation severity of anxiety and depression symptoms.