Relationships Among Use of Complementary and Alternative Interventions, Urinary Incontinence, Quality of Life, and Self-esteem in Women With Urinary Incontinence

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Oz Ö., Altay B.

JOURNAL OF WOUND OSTOMY AND CONTINENCE NURSING, cilt.45, sa.2, ss.174-178, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/won.0000000000000420
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF WOUND OSTOMY AND CONTINENCE NURSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.174-178
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Complementary and alternative medicine, Quality of life, Self-esteem, Urinary incontinence, Women's health, RISK-FACTORS, MEDICINE, POPULATION, OBSTETRICS, IMPACT
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine associations among sociodemographic characteristics, urinary
incontinence (UI) characteristics, UI-specifi c quality of life and self-esteem, and use of complementary and alternative medicine
(CAM) interventions for UI.
DESIGN: Correlational-descriptive research.
SUBJECTS AND SETTING: This sample comprised 394 female patients 18 years or older cared for in the urology and gynecology
outpatient clinics of a university hospital in Samsun, Turkey.
METHODS: Participants completed an investigator-developed questionnaire that included 2 validated instruments, King’s Health
Questionnaire (KHQ) and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale. Descriptive statistics were used for demographic data and use of
CAM interventions. Variables associated with CAM use were assessed using χ 2 analysis. The differences between using CAM
and scales points of the KHQ and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale were assessed using the t test, and the relationship between
the KHQ and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale was assessed using correlation analysis.
RESULTS: Thirty-three percent (n = 130) of women indicated using CAM interventions to manage their UI. The most common
CAM intervention, reported by 52.6% of respondents, was prayer. Women with lower UI-specifi c quality of life and self-esteem
scores were more likely to report using CAM interventions ( P < .05). Women with lower education level used CAM more
frequently than others ( P < .05). Analysis revealed weak but statistically signifi cant positive correlations for role limitations, physical
limitations, social limitations, emotions, sleep/energy level and the symptom severity ( P < .001), and personal relationships ( P <
.01) subdimensions of the KHQ.
CONCLUSIONS: One-third of women indicated using CAM methods to manage their UI; the most commonly used intervention
was prayer. Women using CAM reported both higher self-esteem and condition-specifi c health-related quality of life than women
who did not use these interventions.
KEY WORDS: Complementary and alternative medicine , Quality of life , Self-esteem , Urinary incontinence , Women’s health .