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Research Objectives
The objective of the present study was to investigate the impact of physical activity
on the quality of life (QOL) of Korean middle-aged women with urinary incontinence
(UI) by using the online questionnaire constructed for this study.
Design
This is an online survey study. An online survey was conducted between August 2020
and March 2021. This study was approved by the Yonsei University Mirae Campus Institutional
Review Board (Approval Number. 1041849-202009-BM-106-02).
Setting
Data were collected via “Embrain”―an online research platform―and the convenience
method. All questionnaires were conducted online.
Participants
A total of 250 middle-aged women between 40 and 69 years of age participated in this
survey.
Interventions
N/A.
Main Outcome Measures
The survey had a 61 questions and consisted of four parts: General information, Characteristics
of UI, Incontinence Quality of Life (I-QOL), Physical activity-International Physical
Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), daily step count (DSC), physical activity at work (PAW),
and the Borg scale during 1 min of sit-ups (BSS).
Results
The influences of independent variables on the scores of respondents in the I-QOL
were examined using a hierarchical regression analysis. Variables for predicting I-QOL
included severity, PAW, and the BSS, and IPAQ and DSC did not show significant results
in the hierarchical regression analysis.
Conclusions
We investigated factors influencing the QOL of middle-aged Korean women with UI. The
factors affecting I-QOL were PAW and BSS. Therefore, we recommend that occupational
type and perceived exertion through muscular endurance testing elements should be
included in UI assessment.
Author(s) Disclosures
The authors declare no conflicts of interest, and this study did not receive research
funding.
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