The goal of this multicenter prospective and prevalence observational study is to punctually investigate and describe prevalence, predictors, quality of life and costs of Urinary Incontinence (UI) among female patients, female caregivers and female personnel in four hospitals in Northern Italy: San Raffaele hospital in Milan, San Raffaele Turro hospital in Milan, Zingonia Policlinico San Marco (BG) and Policlinico San Pietro in Ponte San Pietro (BG).
EXPECTED RESULTS The collection of data and information through this study will aim to: 1. Understand the percentage of middle-aged women with UI. 2. Describe the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of women with UI. 3. Identify UI predictors. 4. Describe the quality of life, social impact and costs of women with UI.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
449
No intervention (observational study)
Policlinico San Marco Zingonia
Osio Sotto, Bergamo, Italy
RECRUITINGPoliclinico San Pietro Ponte San Pietro
Bergamo, Italy
RECRUITINGSan Raffaele Turro Hospital (MI)
Milan, Italy
RECRUITINGPrevalence of middle-aged women with urinary incontinence
Epidemiological data Measure: \- Italian version of International Consultation of Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ UI-SF)
Time frame: by December 2025
Predictors of urinary incontinence in middle-aged women
Description and association between UI and related predictors Measure: \- UI Survey: A part of the survey, written in Italian by the authors, will collect women's socio-demographic and clinical characteristics (predictors of UI)
Time frame: by December 2025
Quality of life of middle-aged women with urinary incontinence
Description and association between UI and quality of life Measure: \- Italian version of Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 (IIQ-7) for investigating women's quality of life
Time frame: by December 2025
Social impact of middle-aged women with urinary incontinence
Description and association between UI and social impact Measure: \- UI Survey: A part of the survey, written in Italian by the authors, will collect social impact of UI through a 4-point Likert scale
Time frame: by December 2025
Costs of urinary incontinence for middle-aged women
Description of UI costs Measure: \- UI Survey: A part of the survey, written in Italian by the authors, will collect costs of UI through a 5-point Likert scale
Time frame: by December 2025
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San Raffaele Hospital (MI)
Milan, Italy
RECRUITING