1Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Bee Enn Nursing Institute, Chak Bhalwal, Jammu, India
2Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, NIMS Nursing College, NIMS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Voiding Dysfunction is one of the common non life-threatening medical condition among perimenopausal women worldwide. Nearly one third of women face voiding problems during their life and it may affect their physical, mental, social, and overall health related quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess prevalence of voiding dysfunction and its impact on quality of life among perimenopausal women. The total 390 perimenopausal women in the age group of 40–60 years were selected through purposive sampling technique from selected area of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Female Lower Urinary Tract System (ICIQ-FLTUS) was used for assessing prevalence of voiding dysfunction and modified King's Health Questionnaire was used for assessing quality of life. The collected data were tabulated and analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study findings revealed that out of 390 perimenopausal women, 96(24.61%) suffer with voiding dysfunction. Out of 96 perimenopausal women with voiding dysfunction, 38(39.59%) had mild impact, 53(55.21%) had moderate impact, and 5(5.20%) had severe impact on quality of life. There was statistical significant relationship found between quality of life and age (F=3.38, p=0.02), education (F=4.18, p=0.003), occupation (t=2.89, p=0.04), family income (F=3.28, p=0.02) and type of delivery (t=1.98, p=0.05) of perimenopausal women with voiding dysfunction. The voiding dysfunction is an existing health problem among perimenopausal women and it had impact on quality of life.
Prevalence, Quality of life, Voiding dysfunction, Perimenopausal women
