Female Urinary Incontinence
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this multicenter prospective and prevalence observational study is to punctually investigate and describe prevalence, predictors, quality of life and costs of Urinary Incontinence (UI) among female patients, female caregivers and female personnel in four hospitals in Northern Italy: San Raffaele hospital in Milan, San Raffaele Turro hospital in Milan, Zingonia Policlinico San Marco (BG) and Policlinico San Pietro in Ponte San Pietro (BG).
Detailed description
EXPECTED RESULTS The collection of data and information through this study will aim to: 1. Understand the percentage of middle-aged women with UI. 2. Describe the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of women with UI. 3. Identify UI predictors. 4. Describe the quality of life, social impact and costs of women with UI.
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
No intervention (observational study)
Sponsors
Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
IRCCS San Raffaele
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
40 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Female sex * Middle age (40-65 years old) * Informed consent signed * Comprehension of written and spoken Italian language * Female outpatients intended for any hospital unit (outpatient clinic, day surgery and day hospital patients included) and every female caregiver respecting the previous inclusion criteria, recruited at the central admission and at the private admission of the four hospitals involved * Female workers (healthcare professionals and administrative personnel) of the four hospitals
Exclusion criteria
* Male sex * Young age (\< 40 years) and older age (\> 65 years) * Pregnant women * Puerperium women (up to 40 days post-partum) * Women who had undergone urinary and gynecology surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of middle-aged women with urinary incontinence | by December 2025 | Epidemiological data Measure: \- Italian version of International Consultation of Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ UI-SF) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Predictors of urinary incontinence in middle-aged women | by December 2025 | Description and association between UI and related predictors Measure: \- UI Survey: A part of the survey, written in Italian by the authors, will collect women's socio-demographic and clinical characteristics (predictors of UI) |
| Quality of life of middle-aged women with urinary incontinence | by December 2025 | Description and association between UI and quality of life Measure: \- Italian version of Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (IIQ-7) for investigating women's quality of life |
| Social impact of middle-aged women with urinary incontinence | by December 2025 | Description and association between UI and social impact Measure: \- UI Survey: A part of the survey, written in Italian by the authors, will collect social impact of UI through a 4-point Likert scale |
| Costs of urinary incontinence for middle-aged women | by December 2025 | Description of UI costs Measure: \- UI Survey: A part of the survey, written in Italian by the authors, will collect costs of UI through a 5-point Likert scale |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactSara Trapani
Backup ContactGiulia Villa
Outcome results
None listed