Effects of Therapies in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate how surgical and medical treatments affect quality of life, depression status, and social participation in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods: The study includes 32 women diagnosed with SUI. Participants are divided into two groups: 16 receiving medical treatment and 16 undergoing surgical treatment. All participants are evaluated before treatment and 8 weeks after its completion using the following instruments: International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form (ICIQ-SF), Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire (I-QOL), World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Social Participation Questionnaire (SPQ).