Urinary Incontinence and Endocrine Factors.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence
- Sponsor
- Nykøbing Falster County Hospital
- Enrollment
- 6000
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Prevalence of urinary incontinence
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Previous studies have shown an increase in the prevalence of urgency and urgency incontinence in women with diabetes. Regarding the condition urinary stress incontinence, the literature is diverted.
The purpose of the PhD project is investigate the prevalence of urinary incontinence and the association to diabetes and thyroid disease in a mainly rual population in Lolland and Falster. Further to investigate if there is any difference in the bladder function in incontinent women with and without diabetes.
Psychometric validation of the questionnaire used to assess urinary incontinence was also performed.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •18 years or above
- •participating i The Lolland-Falster Health Study (NCT02482896)
Exclusion Criteria
- •below 18 years
- •non-participating i The Lolland-Falster Health Study
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Prevalence of urinary incontinence
Time Frame: 4 years
Assess by self-administered questionnaire and register data. Cross-sectional, measure once. The questionnaire International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Urinary Incontinence Short form (ICIQ-UI SF) was used to assess urinary incontinence (UI). It consist of six questions, and the score of three of the questions (assessing frequency of UI, volume of leak and bother) sums up to a total score. It ranges between 0-21 where 0 is no incontinence and a higher score indicates more severe symptoms of UI. The inclusion of participants are over a period of four years.
Psychometric validation of ICIQ-UI SF (questionnaire used to assess urinary incontinence)
Time Frame: 2 years
We investigated the predictive validity, internal consistency, patient-interview agreement, construct validity, test-retest reliability, and sensitivity to change for the ICIQ-UI SF.
Secondary Outcomes
- Participants demographics(4 years)
- Association between urinary incontinence and diabetes(4 years)
- Objective characterization of urinary incontinence in women with and without diabetes(2 years)