Quality of life (QoL) assessment represents an emerging focus in the health area
since it use can complement clinical practice and optimize resources. Urinary incontinence
is a common consequence in the oncologic pathology of the prostate that
severely affects QoL.A descriptive, analytical and longitudinal study was conducted
with the participation of oncological patients from the ambulatory urology department
of an oncology hospital unit of the North of Portugal. The sample, obtained
through convenience non-probabilistic sampling between October 2015 and July
2016, included 60 patients. The ICIQ-SF was used. The impact on QOL was classified
as: zero (0), no impact; from 1 to 3, slight impact; 4 to 6, moderate; from 7 to 9, severe;
and, of 10 or more, very serious.
Urinary incontinence had a moderate impact on the perception of QoL of patients in
M0 and M1. It was observed that as the symptoms decreased, the patients’ perception
of QoL increased and M3 and M6 had a slight impact.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
