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Trial reportInternational urogynecology journal2013

Depressive symptoms and treatment of women with urgency urinary incontinence.

Rachel Kafri, Arad Kodesh, Jeffrey Shames, Jacob Golomb, Itshak Melzer

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International urogynecology journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel KafriDepartment of Physical Therapy, Schwartz Movement Analysis & Rehabilitation Laboratory, Physical Therapy Department, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Science, Ben-Gurion University of Negev, PO Box 653, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel.
Arad Kodesh
Jeffrey Shames
Jacob Golomb
Itshak Melzer
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · ILMaccabi Health Care Services · ILSheba Medical Center · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introduction and hypothesisDepression is more common in patients with urinary incontinence (UI). Drug or rehabilitation therapy have been shown to be effective in reducing urgency UI (UUI) symptoms, but whether these treatments can ameliorate the negative impact of UUI on the psychological aspects of quality of life is unclear.

methodsA secondary analysis of an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial was performed. The number of depressive symptoms was the primary outcome as measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D).

resultsThirty-six (22%) subjects had a CES-D score >16 at baseline, the cutoff for having depressive symptoms. A significant association was found between having a CES-D score >16 and lower quality of life related to UI at baseline. The mean CES-D score among those with depressive symptoms at baseline was significantly reduced throughout the study, with a mean of 23.7 at baseline, to 18.3 and 15.2 at the 3-month and 1-year follow-up (p < 0.001), respectively. The number of participants who had depressive symptoms decreased during the study period only in the physical therapy groups, from 31 at baseline to 28 and 25, at 3 and 12 months, respectively, while there was no such change in the drug group.

conclusionsPatients with UUI who had depressive symptoms showed significant improvement in their depressive symptoms with treatment over 1 year. This improvement occurred regardless of the type of treatment. This study emphasizes the increasingly recognized problem of undiagnosed depression among middle-aged women with UUI.

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AgedDepressionExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeUrinary Incontinence, Urge

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PMID23673440
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