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Mundet, L., Ribas, Y., Arco, S., & Clavé, P. (2016). Quality of Life Differences in Female and Male Patients with Fecal Incontinence. Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility, 22(1), 94-101. https://doi.org/10.5056/jnm15088
Mundet, Lluís, et al. "Quality of Life Differences in Female and Male Patients with Fecal Incontinence." Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility vol. 22,1 (2016): 94-101. doi: https://doi.org/10.5056/jnm15088
Mundet L, Ribas Y, Arco S, Clavé P. Quality of Life Differences in Female and Male Patients with Fecal Incontinence. J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016 Jan 31;22(1):94-101. doi: 10.5056/jnm15088. PMID: 26486375; PMCID: PMC4699726.
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J Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016 Jan 31;22(1):94-101. doi: 10.5056/jnm15088.

Quality of Life Differences in Female and Male Patients with Fecal Incontinence.

Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility

Lluís Mundet, Yolanda Ribas, Sandra Arco, Pere Clavé

Affiliations

  1. Unitat d'Exploracions Funcionals Digestives, Department of Surgery, Hospital de Mataró, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Mataró, Spain.
  2. Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
  3. Department of Surgery, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain.
  4. Department of Nursing, Badalona Serveis Assistencials, Badalona, Spain.
  5. Escola Superior de Ciències de la Salut, Tecnocampus, Mataró, Spain.
  6. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 26486375 PMCID: PMC4699726 DOI: 10.5056/jnm15088

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: To explore and compare quality of life (QoL) differences in female and male patients with fecal incontinence.

METHODS: Ninety-one patients with fecal incontinence (60 women, mean (SD) age 64.13 (9.72) years; 31 men, mean (SD) age 63.61 (13.33) years) were assessed for pathophysiology (anorectal manometry and ultrasound), clinical severity (Wexner and Vaizey scales), QoL (Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Score [FIQL]) and health status (EQ-5D).

RESULTS: External and internal anal sphincter impairment rates were 96.5% and 70.2%, respectively, in women, compared to 30% and 43.3% respectively in men (P< 0.05). Clinical severity was similar in both sexes, with mean (SD) Wexner scores of 10.95 (4.35) for women and 9.81 (4.30) for men, and mean (SD) Vaizey scores of 13.27 (4.66) for women and 11.90 (5.22) for men. Scores for women were significantly lower for all FIQL depression and coping subscales (P< 0.001) and the EQ-5D depression subscale (P< 0.01). EQ-5D index was 0.687 (0.20) for women and 0.835 (0.15) for men (P< 0.001). QoL was negatively affected by female gender (?1.336), anxiety/depression (?1.324) and clinical severity (?0.302), whereas age had a positive impact (0.055 per year) (P< 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS: The pathophysiology of fecal incontinence differed between the sexes. For similar severity scores, impact on QoL was higher in women. Gender had the highest impact on QoL compared to other factors. QoL measurements should be part of assessment and treatment protocols.

Keywords: Fecal incontinence; Pathophysiology; Quality of life; Sex

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