| Title: |
Diagnosed and undiagnosed cough-related stress urinary incontinence in women with refractory or unexplained chronic cough : Its impact on general health status and quality of life |
| Authors: |
Arismendi, Ebymar; Puente, Luis; Domingo, Christian; Dávila, Ignacio; Quirce Gancedo, Santiago; González-Barcala, Francisco-Javier; Crespo Lessmann, Astrid; Sánchez-Jareño, Marta; Rivas-Pardinas, Cristina; Cea-Calvo, Luis; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Subject Terms: |
Chronic cough; Spain; Cough-related quality of life; Diagnosis; Stress urinary incontinence; Survey |
| Description: |
Background: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is common in women with chronic cough but may be overlooked. Objective: To determine the frequency of underdiagnosis of cough-related SUI and its impact on women's general health status and quality of life (QoL). Methods: Data were analyzed for 147 women with refractory/unexplained chronic cough. Relevant details were collected from clinical charts and a patient-completed survey. General health status was assessed using the EuroQoL visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) and QoL with the cough-specific Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ). Results: Women were classified into diagnosed (n = 32; 21.8%) or undiagnosed (n = 33; 22.4%) cough-related SUI, and no SUI (n = 82; 55.6%) groups. Women with versus without cough-related SUI perceived poorer health status and greater impact of cough on everyday lives. Mean LCQ scores were significantly lower in cough-related SUI groups versus no SUI group. In multivariate analysis, the presence of cough-related SUI was significantly associated with lower EQ-VAS and LCQ scores. Conclusion: In our cohort, 44% of women had cough-related SUI, and half were undiagnosed. Irrespective of diagnosis, impairment to everyday lives and QoL was similar. Diagnosing cough-related SUI may identify additional patients who can benefit from therapies to suppress cough and improve QoL. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
14799731 |
| Relation: |
Chronic Respiratory Disease; Vol. 21 (1-12 2024); https://ddd.uab.cat/record/311737; urn:10.1177/14799731241273751; urn:oai:ddd.uab.cat:311737; urn:articleid:14799731v21a14799731241273751; urn:scopus_id:85203113610; urn:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:11369878; urn:pmid:39222070; urn:pmcid:PMC11369878 |
| Availability: |
https://ddd.uab.cat/record/311737 |
| Rights: |
open access ; Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.3E32946C |
| Database: |
BASE |