Determination of the quality of life in urogenital prolapse diagnosed women

Özdemir, E, Determination of the Quality of Life in Urogenital Prolapse Diagnosed Women, SANKO University Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing (Birth And Gynecological Nursing), Gaziantep, 2018 Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is an important health problem that is common in older women. This study is a descriptive one to determineth eeffect of urogenital prolapse on quality of life in women who have been diagnosed of urogenital prolapse. The sample of the study consisted of women who had been diagnosed with urogenital prolapsus who were referred to Gaziantep Özel SEV (American Medical Association) American Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Policlinic, and women who applied to the clinic between January 1 and June 30, 2017 were included. Data collection was made by a questionnaire which was deleloped by reseacher and Prolapsus Quality of Life (P-QOL) scale. Theobtaineddata was evaluated in the SPPS 24.0 program. In our study, 62,5% of women were 49 years old or younger, 48,6% of women were secondary school graduate sand 73,6% did not have any job. At the end of the study 30, 5% of the women got pregnant 3 times, and they gave birth 2 times. 62,5% of women did not enter the menopauseand, 51,4% did not have POP history in their family. This studys hows taht 81,9% of women, did not admit to the hospital dueto urogenital prolapse symptoms and 87,5% did not get any treatment related to urogenital prolapse. Women participating in our study are most frequently admitted to the health institutions; they stated that they came with complaints of urinary incontinence (93,1%), iguinal pain (73,6%) and vaginal mass (58,3%). 63,8% of women lived these complaints between 6 months and 5 years. According to our results; the most affected sub-areas of P-YK; the physical limitations, effect of urogenital prolapsus on life quality of the urogenital prolapsus and the general health perception area. Urogenital prolapse affects women's daily activities, social life, personal relationships and sleep quality, and is influenced by the demographic characteristics of women, such as age, education, body mass index (BMI) and the severity of POP symptoms. As a result this study suggests that urogenital prolapse is a common and an important problem that affects the quality of life of women. For that reason, nurses should give education and counsaltation to women on prevention and treatment of POP. Key Words: Pelvic organ prolapse; quality of female life; incontinence; pelvic flor disorders.