Do Urinary Leakage Circumstances in Women With Urinary Incontinence Correlate With Physician Diagnosis and Urodynamic Results? A Questionnaire Validation Study

Urology
Krystel Nyangoh TimohXavier Fritel

Abstract

To investigate if leakage circumstances collected using the Urinary Leakage Circumstances Questionnaire (ULCQ) are correlated with physician diagnosis and urodynamic results and resolve after surgery. The ULCQ was developed to investigate leakage circumstances encountered by women with incontinence. Women completed both the ULCQ and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form before clinical and urodynamic examination. Those who underwent a suburethral sling procedure completed both questionnaires postoperatively. We performed a principal component analysis and evaluated the questionnaire's external properties including construct validity and responsiveness. One hundred and eighty-six women were included in the validation phase, and 168 underwent suburethral sling procedure. Mean postoperative follow-up was 51 months. Principal component analysis identified 4 dimensions from the 23 leakage circumstances listed in the ULCQ: effort, stimulation, postural, and intercourse; the internal consistency of each dimension was excellent (Cronbach alpha: 0.87, 0.86, 0.82, and 0.79, respectively). Effort (+0.39), stimulation (+0.24), and postural (+0.47) dimensions were correlated with the In...Continue Reading

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Jun 4, 2019·Progrès en urologie : journal de l'Association française d'urologie et de la Société française d'urologie·G AmarencoC Hentzen

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