Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38721207›Full record

ArticleCureus2024

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Impact on Quality of Life Due to Urinary Incontinence Among Palestinian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Faris Abushamma, Assil Mansour, Rula Nassar, Huda Badran, Rola Abu Alwafa, Mahfouz Ktaifan, Sa'ed H Zyoud

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Faris AbushammaMedicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE.
Assil MansourGeneral Practice, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE.
Rula NassarGeneral Practice, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE.
Huda BadranGeneral Practice, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE.
Rola Abu AlwafaUrology, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE.
Mahfouz KtaifanGeneral Practice, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE.
Sa'ed H ZyoudInternal Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionUrinary incontinence (UI) is a common condition that affects females with variable incidence. Factors like age, obesity, weak pelvic floor, and pregnancy contribute to UI pathogenesis. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of UI and identify associated risk factors.

methodsA cross-sectional study recruited females aged 18-65 attending primary health care (PHC) centers. The collected data included demographic information and questionnaire scores for urinary incontinence diagnosis (QUID), International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence (ICIQ-UI), and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-Short Form (IIQ-7) scores.

resultsThree hundred and eleven females met our inclusion criteria, with 162 (52.1%) participants aged ≥ 42 years. Approximately 41.5% were college/university graduates, and 23.2% had an education level less than high school. Moreover, 108 (34.7%) participants were smokers, 223 (71.7%) drank coffee, and approximately 212 (68.2%) drank tea. Only 125 (40.2%) participants engaged in exercise at variable frequencies, and most of them exercised once per week. Approximately 27.3% of the participants had chronic medical illness with hypertension or diabetes mellitus (40 (12.9%) or 25 (8%), respectively). Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) was found among 152 (48.9%) participants, while urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) was found among 114 (36.7%) participants. Age ≥ 42, marital status, low educational level, unemployment, lack of physical activity, and chronic medical illnesses were significantly correlated with both SUI and UUI. There was a strong correlation between UI and the severity of symptoms and between UI and quality of life (QoL).

conclusionThe prevalence of UI is relatively high among Palestinian women. Many factors contributing to UI included age, marital status, the presence of other chronic medical diseases, and a lack of physical activity. Early detection and diagnosis are necessary to provide effective treatment and improve UI symptoms and QoL.

Indexed as

iciq-uiiiq-7quality of lifequidurinary incontinence

Identifiers

PMID38721207
PMCPMC11077615

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.