Normal physiology and pathophysiology of the lower urinary tract

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Bladder Filling
3. Voiding
4. Pathophysiology of micturition
5. Impact of bladder symptoms and urinary incontinence
6. Summary
7. References

Impact of bladder symptoms and urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence is a symptom of an underlying problem and often has a negative impact on quality of life.

Task 6

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Identify aspects of health-related quality of life that can be affected by lower urinary tract symptoms and urinary incontinence. Enter your answer in the box below and then select 'Check answer'. The factors you could have chosen are the following: - Activities of daily living - Sexual and interpersonal relationships - Social activity and interaction - Psychological well being

There are validated tools that have been developed for the assessment of the impact of lower urinary tract symptoms, including the urinary incontinence on quality of life. These can be requested from the International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire (ICIQ) website.

The ICIQ questionnaires are freely available for clinicians to use in practice.

More recently a validated tool has been developed specifically for the assessment of the impact of urinary catheterisation on quality of life (Wilde et al, 2010).