The Relationship Between Urinary Incontinence and Self-Esteem of Woman

Year 2023, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 494 - 505, 31.08.2023

Aynur Bahar , Hatice Serap Koçak , Sebahat Kuşlu

https://doi.org/10.21020/husbfd.1129919

Abstract

Objectives: In this study, urinary incontinence and self-esteem in women were investigated.
Methods: This research is of descriptive type. The sample consisted of 252 female patients who applied to the family health center. The data was collected with the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES).
Results: Women with urinary incontinence had a moderate level of self-esteem, while women without urinary incontinence had a high level of self-esteem. In the correlation analysis, a negative, moderately highly significant relationship was found between ICIQ-SF and RSES (p=0.001).
Conclusion: Questioning urinary incontinence by healthcare professionals, early diagnosis of patients, raising awareness, and informing them about treatment may contribute to the improvement of patients' quality of life and self-esteem.

Keywords

female gender, urinary incontinence, self esteem

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Kadınlarda Üriner İnkontinans ve Benlik Saygısı Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, idrar kaçırmanın benlik saygısı üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktadır.
Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu araştırma, bir sağlık ocağına başvuran 252 kadın ile yapılmıştır. Veriler, Uluslararası İnkontinans Anketi Kısa Formu (ICIQ-SF) ve Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği (RSES) ile toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Üriner inkontinansı olan kadınlar orta düzeyde benlik saygısına sahipken, üriner inkontinansı olmayan kadınlar yüksek düzeyde benlik saygısına sahipti. Korelasyon analizinde ICIQ-SF ile RSES (toplam, pozitif, negatif) arasında negatif ve orta düzeyde anlamlılık bulundu (p=0,001).
Sonuç: Sağlık profesyonelleri tarafından üriner inkontinansın sorgulanması, hastaların erken teşhis edilmesi, bilinçlendirilmesi ve tedavi hakkında bilgilendirilmesi hastaların yaşam kalitelerinin ve benlik saygılarının artmasına katkı sağlayabilir.

Keywords

Kadın cinsiyet, İdrar kaçırma, Benlik saygısı.

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