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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Review Open Access The impact of urinary incontinence on self-efficacy and quality of life Barbara Ann Shelton Broome* Address: University of South Alabama College of Nursing, Mobile, AL, USA 36688-0002 Email: Barbara Ann Shelton Broome* - bbroome@ * Corresponding author Published: 22 August 2003 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003, 1:35 This article is available from: Received: 03 July 2003 Accepted: 22 August 2003 © 2003 Broome; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with. | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Review Open Access The impact of urinary incontinence on self-efficacy and quality of life Barbara Ann Shelton Broome Address University of South Alabama College of Nursing Mobile AL USA 36688-0002 Email Barbara Ann Shelton Broome - bbroome@ Corresponding author Published 22 August 2003 Received 03 July 2003 Accepted 22 August 2003 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003 1 35 This article is available from http content 1 1 35 2003 Broome licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract Urinary incontinence impacts 15 to 35 of the adult ambulatory population. Men after the removal of the prostate for cancer can experience incontinence for several weeks to years after the surgery. Women experience incontinence related to many factors including childbirth menopause and surgery. It is important that incontinence be treated since it impacts not only the physiological but also the psychological realms of a person s life. Depression and decreed quality of life have been found to co-occur in the person struggling with incontinence. Interventions include pharmacological surgical as well as behavioral interventions. Effective treatment of incontinence should include the use of clinical guidelines and research to promote treatment efficacy. Urinary Incontinence Urinary incontinence UI impacts an estimated 15 to 35 of the adult ambulatory population 60 and older that live in the community with prevalence rates for women being twice that of men 1 2 . There is a variance in epidemiological data regarding urinary incontinence UI prevalence rates because of inconsistent definitions of incontinence differences in questionnaires settings and methodology as well as the reliability of self-report data 3-7 2 . Also .

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