Table 6.
Social embarrassment responses from IQoL questionnaire from women before and after surgery.
| Question | Response | Before Surgery | After Surgery | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I’m afraid that people around me smell urine | 1 | 23 | 40 | 0.0001028 |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 15 | 10 | ||
| I’m afraid that this problem will increase with age | 1 | 14 | 23 | 0.07386 |
| 2 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 23 | 17 | ||
| I’m afraid of being humiliated because of urinary incontinence | 1 | 19 | 38 | 0.00163 |
| 2 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 12 | 11 | ||
| I’m afraid of uncontrolled urine leakage | 1 | 12 | 22 | 0.05753 |
| 2 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 15 | 16 | ||
| I feel I can’t control my bladder | 1 | 14 | 23 | 0.3665 |
| 2 | 13 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 14 | 14 |
Data are presented as subgroups size. Given p-values are for the Fisher’s exact test.