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Volume 26

April - June 2010

Number  2


 

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The effect of urinary incontinence and sexual
dysfunction on the quality of life among
women with multiple sclerosis

Songul Goris1, Gonul Sungur2, Sultan Tasci3, Meral Mirza4,
Ozlem Ceyhan5, Pinar Tekinsoy6

ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study was conducted in order to determine the effect of urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction on the quality of life among women with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Methodology: The descriptive study included 60 women with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The data were collected through a questionnaire forms designed by the researchers, Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale and Short Items Form of Health-Related Quality of Life. Chi-square, t and ANOVA test were used.

Results: Almost half of the women had urinary incontinence problem and 63.0 % did not visit the doctor. It was determined that the urinary incontinence was higher in women, who were over 45 years old, married and had children, and diagnosed for 6 years and more (p<0.05). Twenty-eight point three percent (28.3%) of the MS women had sexual dysfunction.

Conclusions: It was determined that women with urinary incontinence had a lower quality of life and more sexual dysfunction.

KEY WORDS: Multiple sclerosis, women, urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, quality of life.

Pak J Med Sci    April - June 2010    Vol. 26 No. 2    277-281

How to cite this article:

Songul G, Tasci S, Mirza M, Ceyhan O, Tekinsoy P. The effect of urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction on the quality of life among women with multiple sclerosis. Pak J Med Sci 2010;26(2):277-281.


1. Songul Goris,
Instructor (RN, MSC), Dept. of Medical Nursing,
2. Gonul Sungur
3. Sultan Tasci
Associate Professor (RN, PhD), Dept. of Medical Nursing,
4. Meral Mirza
Professor (PhD), Dept. of Neurology,
5. Ozlem Ceyhan
Instructor (RN, MSC), Dept. of Medical Nursing,
6. Pinar Tekinsoy
Research Asistant (RN, MSC), Dept. of Medical Nursing,
1-6: University of Erciyes,
Ataturk School of Health,
38039, Kayseri – Turkey.

Correspondence:

Songul Goris, RN MSC
E-mail: songul200578@hotmail.com

* Received for Publication: October 28, 2009

* Revision Received: December 18, 2009

* Revision Accepted: February 2, 2010



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