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Abstract
Urinary incontinence greatly diminishes quality of life. It is important to diagnose the three main types of urinary incontinence correctly - stress, urge or mixed incontinence - and to evaluate the impact of incontinence on quality of life. After a detailed history, a bladder diary and questionnaires are the most useful tools with which to determine what aspects of quality of life are most impaired - daily, work-related, recreational or sexual activities. In general, urgency and urge incontinence have a worse effect on quality of life than stress urinary incontinence. Measures of quality of life have become essential in developing management plans and in follow-up.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21195563 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.11.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Maturitas ISSN: 0378-5122 Impact factor: 4.342