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. 2012 Jun;206(6):502.e1-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.04.016. Epub 2012 Apr 16.

Urinary incontinence, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in women veterans

Catherine S Bradley  1 , Ingrid E Nygaard, Michelle A Mengeling, James C Torner, Colleen K Stockdale, Brenda M Booth, Anne G Sadler
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Urinary incontinence, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in women veterans

Catherine S Bradley et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To study associations between urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder in women veterans.

Study design: This cross-sectional study enrolled women 20 to 52 years of age registered at 2 midwestern US Veterans Affairs Medical Centers or outlying clinics within 5 years preceding study interview. Participants completed a computer-assisted telephone interview assessing urogynecologic, medical, and mental health. Multivariable analyses studied independent associations between stress and urgency UI and depression and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Results: Nine hundred sixty-eight women mean aged 38.7 ± 8.7 years were included. Of these, 191 (19.7%) reported urgency/mixed UI and 183 (18.9%) stress UI. Posttraumatic stress disorder (odds ratio, 1.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.0-3.1) but not depression (odds ratio, 1.2; 95% confidence interval, 0.73-2.0) was associated with urgency/mixed UI. Stress UI was not associated with posttraumatic stress disorder or depression.

Conclusion: In women veterans, urgency/mixed UI was associated with posttraumatic stress disorder but not depression.

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Disclosure: None of the authors have a conflict of interest.

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