Search for dissertations about: "urinary incontinence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 95 swedish dissertations containing the words urinary incontinence.

  1. 1. Urinary incontinence : prevalence, treatment seeking behaviour, experiences, and perceptions among persons with and without urinary leakage

    Author : Gunnel Andersson; Jan-Erik Johansson; Kerstin Nilsson; Eva Sahlberg-Blom; Eva Samuelsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; UI; prevalence; impact on daily life; healthcare-seeking; cultural study; Medicine; Medicin; Surgery; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to describe urinary incontinence (UI) from a population perspective and to describe experiences and perceptions of UI from an individual perspective. This includes assessing the prevalence of urinary incontinence as well as describing treatment seeking and experiences of living with UI. READ MORE

  2. 2. Female urinary incontinence : impact on sexual life and psychosocial wellbeing in patients and partners, and patient-reported outcome after surgery

    Author : Margareta Nilsson; Ann Lalos; Othon Lalos; Håkan Lindkvist; Martin Stjernquist; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; female; partner relationship; patient-reported outcomes; overactive bladder; sexual life; social impact; suburethral slings; quality of life; urgency; urinary incontinence; obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

    Abstract : Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) and urgency are common conditions and can have a profound influence on many aspects of life. Approximately one in four women has UI and one in ten has daily symptoms. READ MORE

  3. 3. Evaluation of surgical methods for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence

    Author : Maud Ankardal; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : urinary incontinence; female; surgery; colposuspension; laparoscopic; laparoscopy; tension-free vaginal tape; stress urinary incontinence; mixed urinary incontinence; quality of life; long term results; health care costs; cost analyses; health priorities; vaginal surgery; Sweden;

    Abstract : Aims: Paper I & II: To compare the subjective and objective results of open Burch colposuspension and laparoscopic colposuspension using sutures or mesh and staples in randomised trials. Paper III: To assess the short and long term results of the Tension-free Vaginal Tape (TVT)-procedure in a large observational study and to identify factors predictive of successful outcome. READ MORE

  4. 4. Urinary incontinence and genital prolapse : A prospective population-based study

    Author : Eva Samuelsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; female urinary incontinence; genital prolapse; prevalence; incidence; remission; determinants; well-being; wish for treatment; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

    Abstract : The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence and possible determinants of urinary incontinence and genital prolapse and the natural course of urinary incontinence and its effect on well-being in a population-based sample of women aged 20 to 59 years. 491(77%) women participated in the baseline examination of a gynaecological health survey and 382 participated in a 5-year follow-up. READ MORE

  5. 5. Interventions for urinary incontinence in women : survey and effects on population and patient level

    Author : Karin Franzén; Kerstin Nilsson; Jan-Erik Johansson; Ian Milsom; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Urinary incontinence; female; general living conditions; self-management; electrical stimulation; quality of life questionnaire; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Surgery; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi;

    Abstract : Urinary Incontinence is a common health problem that can cause both severe medical and social problems, resulting in negative impact on different aspects of Quality of Life. In 2000, the Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU) published a systematic review, “Treatment of Urinary Incontinence” where multiple knowledge gaps in the field of UI, all of considerable clinical importance, were pointed out. READ MORE