Epidemiology of female urinary incontinence in the Greek population: EURIG study

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 24 Nov 2009 Greece English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:International Urogynecology Journal, volume 21, pages 217-222 (issn: 0937-3462, eissn: 1433-3023,

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Authors: Liapis, A.; Bakas, P.; Liapi, S.; Sioutis, D.; Creatsas, G.;

doi: 10.1007/s00192-009-1019-2

pmid: 19936999

Epidemiology of female urinary incontinence in the Greek population: EURIG study

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Abstract

We estimated the current prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in the female Greek population, estimated the prevalence of the subtypes of UI, and assessed its impact on patients' quality of life.The study was performed by personal interview based on structured questionnaires, and 2,000 Greek women (from the whole of Greece) aged between 20 and 80 years old participated in the study.The prevalence of UI in a female Greek population comprising women aged between 20 and 80 years was 27%. The impact was proportional to the frequency and severity of the UI. UI had no effect or only a mild effect on patients' quality of life.Significant improvement is required in patient information about the nature of UI and its effects on life, and about available treatments (conservative and surgical), and their efficacy and complications.

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Greece

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Greece
Aretaeio Hospital
Greece

Keywords

Adult, Aged, 80 and over, Greece, Urinary Incontinence, Stress, Urinary Incontinence, Urge, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Prevalence, Quality of Life, Humans, Female, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Aged

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