Difference in quality of life in women with urge urinary incontinence compared to women with stress urinary incontinence

Introduction We evaluated whether women with urge urinary incontinence (UUI) have lower quality of life (QOL) than women with other forms of urinary incontinence. Methods Patients completed three validated questionnaires when presenting for evaluation at a urogynecology practice and were divided into four groups based on their responses: those with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence (SUI), UUI, both SUI and UUI (mixed UI), and neither SUI nor UUI (controls). Results A total of 465 women were included: 53 women with UUI (11.4%), 101 with SUI (21.7%), 200 with mixed UI (43%), and 111 controls (23.9%). Overall, there was a significant difference ( p