Purpose: This survey was tried to identify the relationship between Symptom bother, Physical·Mental Stress and Heath-Related Quality of Life(HRQL) in women with Overactive Bladder Syndrome(OAB).
Method: The subjects were 110 women who were diagnosed with overactive bladder on P university hospital in Busan. This survey was progressed from Dec. 31, 2011 to Aug, 31, 2012 and obtained the approval of IRB(E-2011082). The questionnaire administered consisted of Overactive bladder questionnaire(OAB-q) reported by Coyne et al., Physical and Mental stress tool reported by Park. The collected data were analyzed by t-test, x2 test, ANOVA and Pearson''s correlation coefficient using SASW/18.0 WIN program.
Results: The subject''s self-reported most severe symptoms are followings : the most frequent nocturia 31.9%, the following order of urge incontinence 24.5%, urgency 22.7%, frequency 20.9% were. The symptom bother score was average 43.8 points, and the Physical stress score(12.7) were slightly higher than the Mental stress score(11.7). The Health-related Quality of Life(HRQL) score was an average 63.5 points. The symptom bother score(F=9.822, p<.001) and the HRQL score(F=9.822, p<.001) were statistically significant difference between symptom type. The Symptom bother was positively correlated with physical stress(r=.235, p=.015), mental stress(r=.323, p=.001) respectively and negatively correlated with Concern(r=-.731, p<.001), Coping(r=-.681, p<.001), Sleep(r=-.604, p<.001), Social relationship(r=-.598, p<.001), respectively.
Conclusion: The subjects in Women with OAB thought most seriously symptom was nocturia, and had higher Symptoms bother and Stress, low HRQL. Also, OAB-q Symptom bother was correlated with Physical·Mental Stress and HRQL. It recommended that nursing intervention programs should be developed to control the symptoms and stress and to promote quality of life for women with overactive bladder.
Key words: Overactive Bladder, Symptom bother, Stress, Quality of life