Veteran Advocate
Women veterans suffering from post-traumatic
stress disorder (“PTSD”) are more likely to have problems of urinary
incontinence (“UI”), according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics &
Gynecology.
This study interviewed 968 women
veterans registered at two VAMCs in Iowa City and Des Moines. The study was conducted on veterans 20 to 52
years of age from July 2006 until September 2008 through the use of
computer-assisted telephone interviews. The
study focused on women veterans suffering from depression and PTSD.
The results of the study showed
that UI symptoms are prevalent and bothersome in young and middle-aged women
veterans. PTSD was found to be
independently associated with UI in women veterans. However, the study found that veterans
suffering from depression did not have the same association with UI as those
with PTSD.
In other words, the study found
that women with UI are more likely to have PTSD and poorer mental
health-related quality of life than women veterans with no UI. Additional research to into the link between
UI and PTSD is needed to understand this problem and perhaps provide solutions
for these women veterans who have selflessly served our country overseas.
To learn more or see the results
of the original study, please visit:
http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(12)00400-0/fulltext
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