Usage of complementary and alternative medicine in women with urinary incontinence at a hospital in Turkey
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Date
2020
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Publisher
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Access Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Abstract
Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a health problem that is common in women of all ages. Besides pharmacological and surgical treatments, there are lifestyle changes and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to relieve UI symptoms. This study aimed to examine lifestyle arrangements and CAM use by women with UI. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from 352 women with UI. The study sample consisted of female patients that were aged 18 and above. We asked patients whether they experienced urine leakage, and included all patients with UI in the sample regardless of UI type or severity. We collected the study data by using the personal information form and Incontinence Severity Index (ISI). Results: In this study, 7.1% of women with UI used CAM while 92.9% did not. We found that only the women with mixed incontinence used CAM more (p < 0.05). The CAM techniques commonly preferred by women included prayer (48.0%), hot application (36.0%) and herbal teas (24%). While 52.2% of women stated that they benefited from CAM use, all of them (100%) stated that they experienced no side effects of CAM. The most common lifestyle changes was losing weight. Conclusion: Turkish women with UI had a low rate of CAM use in this study. The use of CAM was related to age and education, and women with mixed UI used CAM more.
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Keywords
Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Urinary Incontinence, Women’s Health
Journal or Series
Integrative Medicine Research
WoS Q Value
Q3
Scopus Q Value
Q1
Volume
9
Issue
2
