Results

When a correlation between the urodynamic diagnosis and the quality of life was analyzed, it was noticed that there was no significant statistic difference for none of the results. Meaning, a normal urodynamic test presented a similar score when compared to a result of genuine stress urinary incontinence, vesicle instability or to a diagnosis of a mixed urinary incontinence.

TABLE 1

CORRELATION BETWEEN THE URODYNAMIC DIAGNOSIS AND THE QUESTIONNAIRE SCORE OF QUALITY OF LIFE.

		Urodinamic
		Normal	Stress	IV	Mixed
Total score (scale: 0 to 100)	Average	85,8	69,9	77,8	68,8
Sub-scale: action limitation	Average	75	62,5	68,8	62,5
Sub-scale: psychological impact	Average	95,8	80,6	88,9	81,9
Sub-scale: social embarrassment	Average	85	70	75	67,5

P > 0,05

Not withstanding, when the main complaint of the patient was correlated with the questionnaire’s score of quality of life, it was noticed that the patients with stress urinary incontinence complaint presented a better quality of life than the patients with irritation and mixed complaints.
But the patients with irritation complaints presented a higher score, meaning a better quality of life than the patients with mixed complaints.
All these differences were statistically significant.

Table 2

CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MAIN COMPLAINT AND THE QUESTIONNAIRE SCORE OF QUALITY OF LIFE

		Main Complaint
		Effort	Mixed	Irritation	Total
Total score (scale: 0 to 100)	N Average	6	43	22	71
Total score (scale: 0 to 100)	N Average	63,08	29,64	41,05
Sub-scale: action limitation	Average	57,58	36,51	40,84
Sub-scale: psychological impact	Average	59,42	30,22	40,91
Sub-scale: social embarrassment	Average	62,92	30,09	40,2

p < 0,05