Evaluation of anxiety and quality of life pre-operation and post-operation in patients who had stress incontinence surgery

Stress incontinence is the most common type of urinary incontinence. Stress incontinence is now defined as involuntary leakage of urine, whether more or less involuntary. The aim of this study is to evaluate preoperative and postoperative anxiety and quality of life levels in patients undergoing stress incontinence surgery. It is a comparative and descriptive study. The population of the study consisted of female patients hospitalized for stress incontinence surgery in the urology and gynecology services at the Ministry of Health Hospital in Istanbul, and 65 female patients were included in the study. The scales used in the study are the SEAPI-QMM Incontinence Quality of Life Score and the State and Trait Anxiety Scale. The participants had the scales filled out in the ward before the surgery and in the outpatient clinic one month after the post-operative period. 76.9% of the participants in the study were married, 63% were between the ages of 45-59, 43.1% were primary school graduates, and when their economic situation was examined, 70.8% said their income covered their expenses, 38.5% of them were housewives, 61.5% were overweight, 55.4% had comorbid diseases, 50.8% were smokers, 75.4% had a normal birth, 52.3% had three triple births. It was shown in the findings that 52.3% of the women gave birth to babies above or above, 52.3% of them gave birth to large babies, 60% of them had an abortion, and 52.3% of them did not enter menopause. The mean scores of the State Anxiety Scale, Trait Anxiety Scale and Incontinence Quality of Life Scale were lower after surgery than before the surgery, there was no significant relationship between the preoperative Incontinence Quality of Life Score and State Anxiety and Trait Anxiety, and the postoperative Incontinence Quality of Life Score and State It was determined that there was a positive, statistically significant, moderate relationship between anxiety. According to the results of the study, it is recommended to evaluate psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression together in the diagnosis of stress incontinence, and to carry out remedial studies on stress incontinence quality of life indicators. Key Words: Anxiety, Quality of Life, Stress Incontinence.