일 지역 중년여성의 요실금 실태 및 교육 요구도 조사

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of urinary incontinence and needs for urinary incontinence intervention education among middle-aged women.

Methods: A total of 1085 subjects aged between 40 and 64 were selected using convenient sampling among women who lived in Y city at Gyungki province and S Gu at Seoul. The data were collected using self-reported questionnaire and were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 program with descriptive statistics and Chi-squire test.

Results: Among middle-aged women 57. 6% reported that have experienced urinary incontinence. The experience of urinary incontinence was significantly associated with marital status (χ2=9.83, p=.002), parity (χ2=5.22, p=.022), regular exercise (χ2=12.09, p=.002), late-night snack (χ2= 10.38, p=.001), binge eating (χ2=17.41, p=.001), objective health status (χ2=16.56, p=.002), BMI (t=-2.89, p=.004), WC (t=-2.51, p=.012).

Conclusion: Urinary incontinence in middle-aged women is a major health problem to need a management. This study suggest further investigations for association among regular exercise, BMI, WC and urinary incontinence, particularly in prospective studies.