Relationship between lower urinary system complaints and healthy life behaviors among women aged 50 and over

Year 2019, Volume: 44 Issue: 4, 1392 - 1399, 29.12.2019

Handan Özcan , Nezihe Kızılkaya Beji

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.527322

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Purpose: This study was planned to determine the lower urinary tract complaints and healthy lifestyle behavior of women aged 50 and over living in Gümüşhane, Turkey. 

Materials and Methods: The population of this cross-sectional design study consisted of the female population aged 50 and over in Gümüşhane (5430), and the sample comprised of 543 women calculated using stratified sampling method according to age groups. In order to collect the data, a questionnaire investigating participants’ socio-demographic characteristics, obstetric gynecological, chronic disease stories and general health behavior, The Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Scale (B-FLUTS) and Healthy Life Style Behavior Scale (HLSBS) were used. The data were evaluated with a statistical package program.

Results: The mean age of the women was 64.55±11.197, the mean age of menopause was 47.72±5.11. The BLUTS total score was 16.43±11.06, and the total score of HLSBS scale was 125.76±22.74. The BFLUTS total score was associated with the women’s work status (those who are employed are less likely to have symptoms), advanced age, marital status (those living apart have more symptoms), low income status, low educational status, having unemployed spouse, having given birth at home, constipation, chronic disease history, daily pad use, increased pregnancy, birth and miscarriage. 

Conclusion: As the mean of HLSBS total score increased, Spiritual Development BFLUTS score decreased. Before any medical treatment, the women with lower urinary tract complaints should be analyzed by evaluating their lifestyle in order to reduce the complaints. 

Keywords

Healthy behavior, lower urinary tract symptoms, risk factors, woman

Elli yaş ve üzeri kadınlarda alt üriner sistem şikâyetleri ile sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları ilişkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışma, Gümüşhane’de yaşayan 50 yaş ve üzeri kadınların, alt üriner sistem şikâyetlerini ve sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarını belirlemek amacıyla planlandı.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tipte olan çalışmanın evrenini; Gümüşhane il merkezindeki 50 yaş ve üzeri kadın nüfusu (5430), örneklemini; yaş gruplarına göre tabakalı örneklem yöntemiyle hesaplanan 543 kadın oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplamak amacıyla; katılımcıların sosyo-demografik özellikleri ile obstetrik, jinekolojik, kronik hastalık öyküsü ve genel sağlık davranışlarını sorgulayan soru formu, Bristol Kadın Alt Üriner Yol Semptomları Soru Formu (B-FLUTS) ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışları Ölçeği (HLSBS) kullanıldı. Elde edilen veriler, istatistik paket programı ile değerlendirildi.

Bulgular: Kadınların yaş ortalaması 64,55±11.197, menopoz yaş ortalaması 47.72±5.11’dir. BFLUTS toplam puanı 16,43±11,06, HLSBS ölçek toplam puanı 125,76±22,74’dür. Kadınların BFLUTS toplam puanı ile çalışma durumu, ileri yaş, medeni durum, düşük gelir düzeyi, düşük eğitim seviyesi, eşin çalışmıyor olması, evde doğum yapmış olma, herhangi bir jinekolojik ameliyat geçirme durumu, kabızlık, kronik hastalık öyküsü, günlük ped kullanımı, artan gebelik, doğum ve düşük sayısı ile ilişkilidir.  

Sonuç: BFLUTS Toplam puanı artınca, HLSBS Manevi Gelişim alt boyut puanı azalmaktadır. Tıbbi tedaviden önce, alt üriner sistem şikâyetleri olan kadınlarda şikâyetleri azaltmak için yaşam tarzı değerlendirilerek gözden geçirilmelidir.

Keywords

Sağlık davranışları, alt üriner sistem şikâyetleri, risk faktörleri, kadın

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