Quality of life and disease severity in Korean women with stress urinary incontinence

To evaluate whether disease severity influences quality of life using the Incontinence Quality of Life questionnaire and to determine the factors that effectively reflect disease severity in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). A total of 109 women (mean age 54.9 years, range 31 to 77) with UI were included in the primary analyses. Data from the responses to the Incontinence Quality of Life questionnaires, 1-hour pad testing, uroflowmetry, postvoid residual urine volume measurements, and videourodynamic study were included for analysis. Of the 109 patients, 24 (22.0%) were mildly, 53 (48.6%), moderately, and 32 (29.4%) severely affected, respectively, as determined by self-perceived severity. The Incontinence Quality of Life total scores were associated with several variables, including self-perceived disease severity ( P