Diagnosed and undiagnosed cough-related stress urinary incontinence in women with refractory or unexplained chronic cough: Its impact on general health status and quality of life.
Chron Respir Dis
; 21: 14799731241273751, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is common in women with chronic cough but may be overlooked.Objective:
To determine the frequency of underdiagnosis of cough-related SUI and its impact on women's general health status and quality of life (QoL).Methods:
Data were analyzed for 147 women with refractory/unexplained chronic cough. Relevant details were collected from clinical charts and a patient-completed survey. General health status was assessed using the EuroQoL visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) and QoL with the cough-specific Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ).Results:
Women were classified into diagnosed (n = 32; 21.8%) or undiagnosed (n = 33; 22.4%) cough-related SUI, and no SUI (n = 82; 55.6%) groups. Women with versus without cough-related SUI perceived poorer health status and greater impact of cough on everyday lives. Mean LCQ scores were significantly lower in cough-related SUI groups versus no SUI group. In multivariate analysis, the presence of cough-related SUI was significantly associated with lower EQ-VAS and LCQ scores.Conclusion:
In our cohort, 44% of women had cough-related SUI, and half were undiagnosed. Irrespective of diagnosis, impairment to everyday lives and QoL was similar. Diagnosing cough-related SUI may identify additional patients who can benefit from therapies to suppress cough and improve QoL.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Incontinencia Urinaria de Esfuerzo
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Estado de Salud
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Tos
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chron Respir Dis
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido