Lifestyle and consultation hope relevant to urination symptoms of the women participanted in the pelvic floor muscle exercise classes

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify lifestyle and consultation hope relevant to urination symptoms of the women participanted in the pelvic floor muscle exercise classes (PFMEC). A questionnaire survey was carried out among 271 female in pelvic floor muscle exercise classes held in region. Prevalence of urination symptoms was 84.1%. Pollakiuria in daytime was 12.9%, nocturia 20.3%, pollakiuria in day and night45.4%, stress urinary incontinence (SUI) 11.1%, urge incontinence 10.0%, mixed incontinence 14.0%, urgency was 31.4%. The subjects wished to consult were 37.3%. Institution wishing to consult in was the health center (46.1%), hospital and clinic (30.6%), pharmacy (8.9%). Lifestyle factor in urination symptoms were clarified by multiple logistic regression analysis. The factor in nocturia were age (OR 4.482), sound sleep (1.434) and the stress of life (1.393), drinking (1.593). Stress was correlated urgency and frequency of urination, and urge incontinence daytime. The degree of urinary symptoms showed a positive correlation with the consultation hope. It is important for the health center to provide to the participants of PFMEC information about the care and treatment. Also, we believe it to be effective establishment of consultation by nurses in medical institutions.