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Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Women's Health
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Urinary incontinence (UI) significantly impacts over half of adult women in the US, affecting physical and psychological well-being.
  • Current understanding of UI self-management primarily focuses on older, urban populations, neglecting midlife women and rural demographics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of contextual factors on urinary incontinence self-management behaviors in rural, midlife women.
  • To explore the relationship between UI severity, quality of life, and self-management strategies in this understudied population.

Main Methods:

  • A convergent mixed-methods study involving 31 rural women aged 30-60 years.
  • Data collection included demographics, individual interviews, and questionnaires on UI subtype, severity, access to care, and quality of life (QOL).
  • Analysis involved qualitative description, descriptive statistics, correlations, and data integration.

Main Results:

  • Incontinence severity strongly correlated with QOL impact.
  • Postmenopausal status, UI subtype, and incontinence severity were significantly associated with QOL impact.
  • Increased incontinence severity led to more intense self-management behaviors, yet knowledge gaps and provider fatalism were identified barriers.

Conclusions:

  • Findings highlight the need for targeted healthcare educational resources for rural midlife women with UI.
  • Supportive interventions are crucial to mitigate the QOL impact of UI in this demographic.
  • Addressing provider attitudes and improving patient knowledge are key to enhancing UI self-management.